Tag: General George Washington
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Pennington family donates Revolutionary War era sword to Friends of Washington Crossing Historic Park
A Pennington woman and her sons presented a Revolutionary War era American small sword to the Friends of Washington Crossing Historic Park. Named the “Thorndike sword,” the blade had been in the Thorndike family since war and dates to between 1730 and 1760. Lisa Thorndike and her sons Alden and Michael had presented their family…
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The history of the Battle of Princeton
Thomas Clarke and his sister, Sarah, were expecting a cold but peaceful day on their farm between the small village of Princeton and the larger town of Trenton. The farm field glistened with frost, but soon after that field would glisten with the bayonets of British and American soldiers in the pivotal Battle of Princeton,…
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