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Washington Crossing - Memorial Building and Visitor Center

The Memorial Building and Visitor Center at Washington Crossing contains exhibits, a film, and information about the historic crossing.

Must-see attractions nearby:
Address
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0103
United States
Phone 1 (215) 493-4076
Fax 1 (215) 493-4820

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Blacksmith's House and Shop
The building was a Taylorsville tenant home built c.1828-1830 by the Taylor family. Colonial spinning and weaving demonstrations can be seen here.
Address
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0103
United States
Phone 1 (215) 493-4076
Fax 1 (215) 493-4820
Bowman's Hill Tower
The 110-foot tower offers a 14-mile view of the Delaware River Valley and of Washington Crossing to the south.
Address
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0103
United States
Phone 1 (215) 493-4076
Fax 1 (215) 493-4820
Hours
April 1 to October 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close 16:0016:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
Tips
Admission is included in the six-building ticket of the park.
Durham Boat House
The Durham Boat House contains the Durham boat replicas. The original boats were used to haul iron ore up and down the Delaware River that George Washington and his men used for the historic crossing in 1776. Today, these Durham boat replicas are used in the annual re-enactment held on Christmas Day.
Address
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0103
United States
Phone 1 (215) 493-4076
Fax 1 (215) 493-4820
Tips
Admission included on six-building ticket.
Hibb's House
Hibb's House is a restored and furnished nineteenth-century home built c.1830 as part of the village of Taylorsville. It was once leased out as a tenant house for craftsmen, advertised as a wheelwright's house and was used as a shop. Today, open hearth cooking and colonial living demonstrations can be seen.
Address
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0103
United States
Phone 1 (215) 493-4076
Fax 1 (215) 493-4820
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed9:009:009:009:009:0012:00
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Tips
Admission included in six-building ticket.
Mahlon K. Taylor House
This is a completely restored home built c.1816, by one of the founders of Taylorsville and contains period furnishings which reflect Mahlon Taylor's successful lifestyle. A guided tour is given of the first floor.
Address
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0103
United States
Phone 1 (215) 493-4076
Fax 1 (215) 493-4820
Tips
Admission included in six-building ticket.
McKonkey's Ferry Inn
McKonkey's Ferry Inn was an eighteenth-century inn and tavern constructed on the property of Samuel McConkey and operated by James Brown. The inn was a guard post during the Continental Army's encampment in Bucks County in December, 1776. This is where Washington and his aides ate their Christmas dinner prior to the historic crossing.
Address
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0103
United States
Phone 1 (215) 493-4076
Fax 1 (215) 493-4820
Tips
Part of six-building ticket.
Soldier's Graves
The graves are just east of the Thompson-Neely House. Here lie America's first unknown soldiers and Captain James Moore, who died on December 25, 1776 at the Thompson-Neely House.
Address
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0103
United States
Phone 1 (215) 493-4076
Fax 1 (215) 493-4820
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed9:009:009:009:009:0012:00
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Taylorsville Store
This store was owned and operated by Mahlon K. Taylor beginning around 1828. It was also the Post Office for Taylorsville (now known as Washington Crossing), with Mahlon Taylor serving as Postmaster for almost 40 years.
Address
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0103
United States
Phone 1 (215) 493-4076
Fax 1 (215) 493-4820
Thompson-Neely Grist Mill
This is a restored, operating water-powered mill built in the 1830s by William Neely. The original mill, constructed nearly a century earlier, was located approximately 100 yards downstream.
Address
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0103
United States
Phone 1 (215) 493-4076
Fax 1 (215) 493-4820
Thompson-Neely House
This house is an example of early eighteenth-century colonial architecture. In 1776, the home of Robert and Hannah Thompson on Pidcock Creek became the headquarters of General Lord Stirling (William Alexander), who commanded the troops stationed along the Delaware to prevent a British crossing. General Stirling and his staff spent nearly the entire month of December here. Nearby stand the Thompson-Neely Barn and various outbuildings.
Tips
Admission included on six-building ticket.
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