George Washington Takes Command: The Journey Through Jersey, 1775 – Hudson River

250 years ago George Washington departed the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia to take command of the new Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Gen. Washington crossed New Jersey over three days in June 1775 on a journey that would prove a prelude to the eight years of the Revolutionary War to come.

Follow George Washington’s first “Journey Through Jersey” as Commander in Chief through Trenton, New Brunswick and Newark and across the Hudson River from Hoboken to take command of the Continental Army 250 years ago in 1775.

Before or after the lecture, visit Oh Freedom! Blacks on the Battlefront and in the Aftermath of the Revolutionary War in New Jersey, a traveling exhibit from New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites.

Stay following the lecture for Gen. Washington’s Walk: The Journey Through Jersey, 1775 – Hudson River. Meet in the Main Waiting Room at Hoboken Terminal, 1 Hudson Place. Pay your own fare for NY Waterway ferry from Hoboken Terminal to Brookfield Place. Dress for the weather, wear sturdy footgear and bring water and snacks. The walk in New York to and from the site of the house of Leonard Lispenard will cover about 2 miles and take about 1 hour. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail connects Liberty State Park and Hoboken Terminal.

You may also like the following events from Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites:

• This Tuesday, 17th June, 04:30 pm, “Bridge Builder in Petticoats” for Children & Families in Somerville
• Next Tuesday, 24th June, 05:30 pm, Gen. Washington’s Walk: The Journey Through Jersey, 1775 – New Brunswick in New Brunswick
• Next Tuesday, 24th June, 07:00 pm, George Washington Takes Command: The Journey Through Jersey, 1775 – New Brunswick in New Brunswick