The New Hope Historical Society will be hosting a special tour on Dec. 13 at 1 PM, following a route taken by George Washington’s army during the Revolutionary War, writes Jeff Werner for Patch.
The tour, led by board member and historian Roy Ziegler, will provide details on the days leading up to the historic Delaware River crossing.
Between Dec. 8 and Dec. 25, 600 soldiers led by French general Alexis Roche de Fermoy were stationed at Coryell’s Ferry, now New Hope.
These soldiers were part of the troops who made the crossing to the Battle of Trenton.
Washington ensured that ferry crossings along the Delaware from Morrisville to Coryell’s Ferry were heavily guarded to keep General Cornwallis’s army from invading.
Washington visited what is now New Hope twice during this time, readying his generals for the battles to come.
The army was ordered to travel to Washington Crossing, known at the time as McConkey’s Ferry, on Christmas Day.
The Continental Army, consisting of 12,000 soldiers, along with 500 of their wives, would make a similar crossing over the Delaware River on June 19, 1778, from Ferry Landing in New Hope to Lambertville before the Battle of Monmouth.
Tickets can be purchased online on the New Hope Historical Society’s website.
Read more about the historic route taken by George Washington and his army and the upcoming tour in Patch.
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