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December 26, 1776
— Washington Crossing State Park —
"The troops marched with the most profound silence and good order. They arrived by two routes at the same time, about half an hour after daylight, within one mile of the town. The storm continued with great violence ?"Colonel Henry Knox, Continental Artillery
December 26, 1776, 4 a.m. - After completing the Christmas night crossing of the Delaware River, George Washington's Continental Army, in desperate need of a victory, began an arduous nine-mile march to Trenton. Their objective - a surprise attack on the Hessian garrison.
They marched inland for about a mile, then south to Birmingham (now West Trenton). Here the army split into two divisions, one led by General Greene, accompanied by Washington, and the other by General Sullivan. Marching in separate columns for another four and a half miles through a fierce and relentless winter storm, they arrived at opposite ends of Trenton at 8 in the morning.
In the ensuing Battle of Trenton, Washington's Continental Army surprised, surrounded and captured nearly 900 Hessians and secured a morale-boosting victory of immeasurable proportions.
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| HM Number | HM6QA |
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| Placed By | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry |
| Marker Condition |   9 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 11:17pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 511735 N 4461343 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.30251667, -74.86190000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 18.151', W 74° 51.714' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 18' 9.06" N, 74° 51' 42.84" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 908, 609 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 495 Wash Cross Penn Rd, Hopewell Township NJ 08560, US |
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