Washington's Crossing

Washington's Crossing

Infobox_nrhp | name =Washington's Crossing
nrhp_type = nhl


caption = Reenactment of Washington's crossing of the Delaware using Durham boats
nearest_city= Titusville, New Jersey and Yardley, Pennsylvania
locmapin = New Jersey
area =872 acres
built =1776
architect=
architecture=
designated= January 20, 1961cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=479&ResourceType=Site
title=Washington's Crossing |accessdate=2008-04-16|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=66000650

Washington's Crossing is the location of Washington's crossing of the Delaware on the Delaware River in Titusville, New Jersey and Yardley, Pennsylvania. The site was named a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1961.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000650.pdf National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings: Washington Crossing State Parks] |32 KB|date=August 1, 1960 |author=C. E. Shedd, Jr. |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000650.pdf "Accompanying two photos, from 1960 and undated"] |32 KB]

It comprises two state parks: on the New Jersey side, the convert|3100|acre|km2|sing=on Washington Crossing State Park, and on the Pennsylvania side, the convert|500|acre|km2|sing=on Washington Crossing Historic Park.

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