Washington Crossing, New Jersey

Washington Crossing, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
The Washington Crossing Bridge in Washington Crossing.
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Coordinates: 40°17′48″N 74°52′01″W / 40.29667°N 74.86694°W / 40.29667; -74.86694Coordinates: 40°17′48″N 74°52′01″W / 40.29667°N 74.86694°W / 40.29667; -74.86694
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Mercer
Township	Hopewell
Elevation	59 ft (18 m)
GNIS feature ID	881558

Washington's Crossing
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Emanuel Leutze's 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware
Nearest city	Titusville, New Jersey and Yardley, Pennsylvania
Area	872 acres (3.53 km2)
NRHP Reference #	66000650
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	January 20, 1961

Washington Crossing is an unincorporated community located within Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It was the location of Washington's crossing of the Delaware River. As part of Washington's Crossing, the community was named a US National Historic Landmark in 1961. The 3,100-acre (13 km²) Washington Crossing State Park is adjacent to the community. The Washington Crossing Bridge connects the community to Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania on the opposite bank of the river.

Each year on Christmas Day since 1952, hundreds of people gather to hear Washington's stand-in deliver stirring words to the troops and watch three boats make the crossing from Pennsylvania to New Jersey.