The Washington's Crossing Park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania was the critical departure point of Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army during its first successful and decisive battle over the Hessian Garrison at Trenton, NJ who were under British Command. This is the only pivotal Revolutionary battlefield in the US that is not a National Park. Yet, until that moment, our fledging nation and Army were losing the Revolution. Prior to the Battle at Trenton, the later part of 1776 is referred to by George Washington as the "dark days" of the Revolution. Without a decisive stroke against the British, all would have been lost. This was the critical stroke that helped create our nation and deserves national status.



