Washington Crossing is an

unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to: * Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality * Unincorporated entity, a type of organization * Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...

village located in

Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Upper Makefield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,190 at the 2010 census. It has the eighth highest per capita income among Pennsylvania townships. Its multimillion-dollar homes, top-notch ...

, United States. Formerly known as "Taylorsville," it is most famous for

George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against Hessian forces, whi ...

on the night of December 25–26, 1776 during the

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revoluti ...

. It is also the location of the headquarters of Washington Crossing Historic Park. It is directly across the river from Washington Crossing,

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, to which it is connected by the

Washington Crossing Bridge Washington Crossing Bridge (officially the Washington Crossing Toll Supported Bridge) is a truss bridge spanning the Delaware River that connects Washington Crossing, Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey with Washington Crossing, U ...

. The

Delaware Canal The Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal, more commonly called the Delaware Canal, runs for parallel to the right bank of the Delaware River from the entry locks near the mouth of the Lehigh River and terminal end of the Lehigh Canal at ...

, a long towpath from Easton to Bristol, runs through Washington Crossing Historic Park. The town also participates in special events, such as a reenactment of Washington's nighttime crossing each year. Its ZIP Code is 18977.

Points of interest

* Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve * Washington Crossing Historic Park

Gallery

File:Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania (8483455461).jpg, Washington Crossing Inn File:Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania (8483453863).jpg, Mahlon K. Taylor house File:Washington Crossing Bridge, Washington Crossing, PA.jpg,

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