Others Who Crossed The River Into New Jersey

Christmas night, 1776, months after the 2nd of July, George 

Washington and his army of 2400 cross the icy Delaware from 

 Pennsylvania to the New Jersey side.  He was immediately taken

aback by the lack of sidewalks lining the streets and lanes.  Vowing

to press on, he and his troops began the nine mile march to Trenton

to see what all the fuss was about regarding 'tomato pies'.

Something about thin crust and chunky tomatoes.

What I just said.

Another person who's recently claimed to have crossed the same 

river to settle on the Jersey side may have taken this bridge to 

get to his destination.  But I'm thinking it was a different one.

This would have made Washington's crossing a bit easier, and

it"s very conveniently located right across Rt. 29 from the park.

The mighty Delaware looking north into the stiff March wind.

That sandy area to the right is purportedly where the landing

site was for the troops that frigid winter's night.

The view looking up the Delaware-Raritan canal which runs along

the mighty Delaware.  The path is great for bike-riding, and if I had

gone 2 miles farther today than my 5 mile ride north, I would have 

reached O Docker's old stomping ground, Lambertville. There he 

quickly realized that in fact, he had moved to a foreign country.

The supposed trampled path through Washington's Crossing State

Park where the troops trudged on, knowing that less than 9 miles

from here, they'd have a quick scuffle with some drunken Hessian

soldiers, and then tuck in to a little scungilli marinara, Joey's tomato

pies, and wash it all down with some Chianti from straw bottles.

After the troops watched the bowl-games on New Year's Day,

they geared up for the next donnybrook that would take place in 

Princeton two days later.  But that's another history lesson.