"We’re pleased to get this project underway to help to protect the cultural and historical significance of some of the buildings at Washington Crossing and continue the site's historic legacy for the public's education and enrichment," DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn said.
The structures slated for improvement are located on the upper and lower parts of the park, which is also a National Historic Landmark.
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Bowman's Hill Tower: parking lot and road improvements
Work has already begun on the Washington Crossing project, which is led by Mount Laurel-based contractor Wu & Associates.
Recreation opportunities offered at Washington Crossing include fishing, walking trails and pavilions for picnics. The park also hold historical and environmental education programs in addition to annual reenactments, such the famed Christmas event celebrating George Washington crossing the Delaware River to fight Hessian mercenaries in Trenton on Christmas 1776.