A $7,533,460.50 grant by the National Park Service will finance the replacement of the aging Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center in Hopewell Township, New Jersey with a new state-of-the-art facility, according to a staff report from Insider NJ.

The new visitors center will be erected close to the site of General George Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware River. It is expected to be completed in time for the nation’s 250th Anniversary in 2026.

“George Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas 1776 and subsequent surprise attack on Hessian forces in Trenton was a crucial moment in our nation’s fight for independence,” said Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, who announced the grant.

The construction of the center is a joint project and will receive an additional $7.5 million from the State of New Jersey. These funds will be provided by the American Rescue Plan.

The existing center, which was built 48 years ago for the country’s Bicentennial in 1976, will stay in use until the new facility has been completely finished.

Read more about the National Park Service’s grant to finance the replacement of the aging Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center in Insider NJ.