George Washington Takes Command: The Journey Through Jersey, 1775

250th Anniversary of George Washington’s Appointment as Commander in Chief

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.

⭐ Revolution NJ is New Jersey’s official observance of the 250th anniversaries of New Jersey’s first Constitution July 2, 2026 and the American Revolution in New Jersey from 2024 – 2033.

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

• 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
• Next Saturday, 28th June, 02:00 pm, George Washington Takes Command: The Journey Through Jersey, 1775 – Hudson River in Jersey City