Washington's Crossing of the Delaware Commemorative Row

On Christmas night, December 25th, 1776, at the site of McKonkey’s Ferry Pennsylvania, a group of Marblehead fisherman prepared to load an army of 2400 men, their horses and cannon onto Durham boats in an attempt to cross the fast flowing ice-packed Delaware River. The army was led by General George Washington. Its objective that night was, once having made the crossing, to march 9 miles to Trenton and surprise the Hessian Garrison there. The result of that famed crossing of the Delaware was the complete rout and capture of the 900 strong garrison at Trenton. It was a turning point in the Revolutionary War and would not have been possible without the men of Glover’s Marblehead Regiment.

On Saturday December 1st at 3:00 pm, Glover’s Regiment will commemorate the actions of its illustrious forebears with a ceremony at the State St. Landing in Marblehead MA. After a short ceremony including rendering honors and a roll call of the men, the regiment will embark on its 26-foot longboat and cross Marblehead Harbor in a symbolic recreation of the actual crossing.

Glover's Regiment will also participate in two other events that day in Marblehead:

- 11:00 a.m. , Glover's member will sing traditional sea chanteys at the King Hooper Mansion at 8 Hooper Street.

- 11:45 a.m., the Regiment will take part in the Christmas Walk parade through town