Washington Crossing To Honor Soldiers Past And Present

WASHINGTON CROSSING, PA — Washington Crossing Historic Park will mark the long Memorial Day weekend by honoring soldiers - past and present - who made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation.

On Sunday, May 25 beginning at 1 p.m., a Memorial Day ceremony will be held at The Revolutionary War Soldiers Gravesite behind the Thompson Neely House located at 1638 River Road, New Hope. The observation will include a colonial color guard, fife and drum music, Revolutionary War reenactors, veterans, and other honored guests.

The keynote speaker this year will be Col. Jeffrey R. McGeary, Chief of Military Programs at the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.

American flags will be placed at the gravesite, which marks the resting place of soldiers who died during the Continental army’s December 1776 encampment in Bucks County.

Although no Americans were killed during the Delaware River crossing and the First Battle of Trenton, some soldiers succumbed to exposure, disease, or previous injuries. Captain-Lieutenant Moore is the only veteran buried in this plot whose identity is known.