By John Tredrea, Special Writer
Hundreds of re-enactors in the military dress of the Continental Army that fought against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War will row across the Delaware River in three replica Durham boats at Washington Crossing Park at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7.
The event will be a dress rehearsal for the annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington’s 1776 crossing of the Delaware River to attack Hessian troops in Trenton, a turning point in the war.
During the dress rehearsal, actors dressed in uniforms as troops will row from Pennsylvania just as they have on Christmas Day for many years. Additional activities and demonstrations will take place throughout the historic village.
Cost to attend the dress rehearsal and other activities in the park is $8 for adults, $4 for children age five to 11, and free for those under age five. Proceeds support future programs. Watching the boats from the New Jersey side of the river is free.
This is the last month of a year of activities marking Hunterdon County’s 300th birthday.
Scheduled for Dec. 7 at 10:45 a.m. at the West Amwell Township Municipal Building is the first session of "The road along the rocks — a walk down a revolutionary road." Revolutionary War experts John and Barbara Hencheck will be the tour guides for this walk to local sites involved in the Revolution. Warm attire and good walking shoes are recommended. A second session begins at 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 7.
Former freeholder George Muller and businessman will give a history of his former business, Flemington Cut Glass, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Route 12 county library. Refreshments follow.
What was it like to live in Hunterdon County in 1776? That will be the topic of an all-day (non-timed) lecture by Spencer Peck at the north county library on Halstead Street in Clinton on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
At the county library headquarters in Raritan Township at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, will be workshop for children on making Victorian-era Christmas ornaments. Following that event, at 2:30 p.m., will be "History Through Music: A Revolutionary Christmas."

