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Fritz and Bud were having great fun
during the week of Bud's visit. They spent a lot of
time doing things that Gnomes enjoy doing. They also
did a bit of wandering. One day, they went to Washington
Crossing State Park in New Jersey and Washington
Crossing Historic Park in Pennsylvania. On
the New Jersey side, they checked out the Nelson House
(Ha ha, your house is old!)
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Then they stopped a bit at the Johnson
Ferry House. Neat sign, eh?
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They weren't allowed in the actual
house, but they did muck about in the garden (as Gnomes
will do)...
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and check out the stone barn.
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Later, they took the bridge over
the Delaware River to Pennsylvania. This is very near
where George Washington made his very famous crossing
to beat up some sleeping Hessians on Christmas in Trenton.
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On the PA side, they went into an
old barn where they saw many cool things. They climbed
aboard one of the Durham boats used for the re-enactment
of the crossing (Fritz had been aboard one before and
he liked it very much).
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They checked out a cannon. TJ, being
a bit of a thrillseeker wondered if they would shoot
him out of it back across the Delaware.
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and a print of the famous GW Crossing
painting.
The following info taken from the Met
Museum website:
"This painting describes the historic moment when
General George Washington led the American revolutionary
troops across the Delaware River in order to surprise
the English and Hessian troops in the Battle of Trenton
the day after Christmas in 1776. Keep in mind that this
reproduction is small: the original painting is more
than 12 feet high and 21 feet long! Click on the image
to see a larger reproduction. The artist Emanuel Leutze
used a number of elements to express an emotional and
patriotic message about this event."
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Before leaving,
they visited more cool old houses. They had a lovely
time.
(Photos: Del, Bean & Fritz/ Dialogue: Del &
Tony V.)
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