Washington Crossing the Delaware

A statue of Washington Crossing the Delaware, carved in Italy and first exhibited at the Centennial Exposition, was purchased and presented to the City of Trenton in 1889 by the mayor, the Common Council, and other city officials. Its pedestal was erected by the Jr.O.U.A.M. and presented to the City of Trenton on October 18, 1892. Daniel J. Bechtel, mayor of the City of Trenton, accepted it on behalf of the city and the park commission. The park commissioners were W. Holt Apgar, president, John J. Cleary, Henry F. Smith, Jonathan Coxon Sr., and Charles J. Woerner, and the participating councils were Enterprise Council No. 6, Mercer Council No. 50, Commodore Perry Council No. 80, Nathan Hale Council No. 89, Trenton Council No. 90, and Century Council No. 100.

Trenton, New Jersey · United States