Washington Crossing
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Washington Crossing may refer to:
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A historical event:
Art and literature about the event:
Places:
- Washington's CrossingWashington's CrossingWashington's Crossing is a Pulitzer Prize winning book written by David Hackett Fischer and part of the "Pivotal Moments in American History" series...
, the location in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania, a U.S. National Historic Landmark - Washington Crossing State ParkWashington Crossing State ParkWashington Crossing State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is part of Washington's Crossing, a U.S. National Historic Landmark area. It is located in the Titusville section of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, north of Trenton along the Delaware River...
, Titusville, New Jersey - Washington Crossing, PennsylvaniaWashington Crossing, PennsylvaniaWashington Crossing, Pennsylvania, is a small unincorporated village located in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with a zip code of 18977. Formerly known as "Taylorsville," it is most famous for Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas of 1776 during the...
- Washington Crossing Historic ParkWashington Crossing Historic ParkWashington Crossing Historic Park is a 500-acre site operated by The Friends Of Washington Crossing Historic Park. The park is headquartered in the village of Washington Crossing located in Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania...
, Pennsylvania - Washington Crossing BridgeWashington Crossing BridgeWashington Crossing Bridge is a truss bridge spanning the Delaware River that connects Titusville, Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey with Washington Crossing, Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1904 by the Taylorsville Delaware Bridge Company...
A historical event:
- Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, a famous American Revolutionary War event that took place December 25, 1776
Art and literature about the event:
- Washington Crossing the DelawareWashington Crossing the DelawareWashington Crossing the Delaware is an 1851 oil-on-canvas painting by German American artist Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze. It commemorates General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War...
, a painting commemorating the crossing - "Washington Crossing the Delaware" (sonnet)Washington Crossing the Delaware (sonnet)Washington Crossing the Delaware is a sonnet that was written in 1936 by David Shulman. The title and subject of the poem refer to the scene in the painting Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze...
, a sonnet by David Schulman about the scene in the painting - Washington's Crossing (book), a book by David Hackett Fisher
- The Crossing (2000 film), an A&E television movie starring Jeff Daniels as George Washington