1112 River Road Washington Crossing, PA 18977 | 215-493-4076 | info@washingtoncrossingpark.org | google maps

Washington Crossing Historic Park (WCHP) commemorates the site where on Christmas Night December 25, 1776, General George Washington undertook a daring overnight crossing to attack a detachment of Hessian troops quartered in Trenton. The crossing and the associated battles are often referred to as the Ten Crucial Days of the Revolution and are considered the first turning point of the war. The park includes the McConkey’s Ferry Inn, the 19th century village of Taylorsville, the Thompson-Neely House and Grist Mill, Bowman’s Hill Tower, as well as outdoor recreation and picnic areas.

The Thompson-Neely House served as a temporary regimental army hospital during Washington’s winter campaign of 1776/1777. Ill and injured soldiers were brought to this home of the Thompson and Neely families for medical treatment and recovery. A young officer from Virginia named James Monroe, who was seriously injured during the First Battle of Trenton, convalesced here. In 1817, he became the fifth president of the United States. Wounded with Monroe was William Washington, a distant cousin of the commander-in-chief. He too recovered at this location. Captain James Moore of the New York Artillery died here of camp fever on Christmas day and is buried on the property (in what is now the Soldiers’ Graves area), along with other men who died either in the encampment or battle.

Public hours are every day from 10am-5pm, pending holiday closures. Times vary for tours, and at the Thompson-Neely House as well as Bowman’s Hill Tower.

Ongoing renovations may affect the capacity and operations of this park facility.

For more information and a calendar of events, please visit us at: https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/.