Field Trip #22 "Revolutionary War on Wednesday"

May 2010 This was another one of those "I can't believe how lucky we are to have the most perfect field trip right at our fingertips!" moments. In Mikie's Magic Tree House book Revolutionary War on Wednesday, Jack and Annie ride with George Washington as he crosses the Delaware River on Christmas Eve to lead a surprise attack on the Hessian soldiers. So of course, we drove to Washington Crossing State Park in NJ and PA!

At the museum we saw examples of the uniforms worn by the soldiers of the three different countries:

The British "Red Coats"

The Continental Army

The Hessians

We toured the ferry house where George Washington made the final plans of the attack.

Inside was an example of a horn book just like the one in our research guide.

Mikie is standing by the road that the Continental Army marched down on their way to Trenton.

An example of what one of the ferry boats would have been like. And a video that captures the reason children weren't allowed in the army:

Down by the river at "The Site Of Washington's Crossing."

The river on the New Jersey side where Washington landed after crossing on that icy cold night.

Daddy helps them reach the trees.

We drove over the river (on a very narrow bridge) to the Pennsylvania side where Washington camped and began the crossing.

The monument showing that we are at the correct site.

Another monument dedicated to the General.

This statue, fashioned after the famous painting that was also the cover of our book, was at the restaurant in the Washington Crossing Inn where we ate lunch on their beautiful garden patio.

The garden restaurant and two handsome guys!

I couldn't have asked for a better family outing and more perfect field trip! What a great memory!!!!