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BOWMAN'S HILL TOWER
(THE SITE OF A LOOK-OUT OF THE REVOLUTION)
IN COMMEMORATION OF
THE CROSSING OF THE DELAWARE
ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT, 1776 AND THE
BATTLE OF TRENTON, DECEMBER 26, 1776
WHERE THE GENIUS, COURAGE AND STRATEGY OF
AND THE VALOR, SACRIFICE AND SUFFERING OF HIS
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ACHIEVED THIS BRILLIANT VICTORY
THE TURNING POINT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1776, ON THE WEST BANK OF THE
DELAWARE RIVER, WITHIN THE SHADOW OF BOWMAN'S HILL,
WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS HAD THEIR HEADQUARTERS
AND THE CONTINENTAL ARMY ITS ENCAMPMENT.
HERE DWELT THE HOPE OF LIBERTY IN AMERICA.
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ALL OUR HOPES WERE BLASTED BY THAT UNHAPPY AFFAIR AT TRENTON-Lord Germain.
WHEN THE ILLUSTRIOUS PART THAT YOUR EXCELLENCY HAS BORNE IN
THIS LONG AND ARDUOUS CONTEST BECOMES MATTER OF HISTORY
FAME WILL GATHER YOUR BRIGHTEST LAURELS RATHER FROM THE
BANKS OF THE DELAWARE THAN FROM THOSE OF THE CHESAPEAKE Cornwallis.
IT MAY BE DOUBTED WHETHER SO SMALL A NUMBER OF MEN EVER
EMPLOYED SO SHORT A SPACE OF TIME WITH GREATER AND MORE LASTING
RESULTS UPON THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD"
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MAY LIBERTY'S BEACON
INSPIRE PATRIOTISM, PEACE AND FELLOWSHIP
AMONGST ALL PEOPLES.
MEMORIAL TABLET
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PHOTOGRAPH BY HAMPTON HAYES, NEW HOPE, PA
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