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Washington Crossing the Delaware as Washington’s defining moment
Historians and visitors at Washington Crossing Park weigh the Delaware crossing as the pivotal event in George Washington’s life, eclipsing cherry tree tales and Yorktown triumphs. The display of Emanuel Leutze’s painting, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum, underscores the moment’s lasting fame and impact.
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George Washington
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Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Trenton
Valley Forge
New World
Shakespeare
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Yorktown
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Lord Cornwallis
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George Trevelyan
Cambridge
Emanuel Leutze
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Washington Crossing Park Commission
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York