Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, is a small
unincorporated village located in
Upper Makefield Township,
Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, with a
zip code of 18977. Formerly known as "Taylorsville," it is most famous for
Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776 during the
American Revolutionary War. It is also the location of the headquarters of
Washington Crossing Historic Park. It is directly across the river from
Washington Crossing,
New Jersey, to which it is connected by the
Washington Crossing Bridge. One aspect of Washington Crossing that is special to this town is that every Christmas Day the town performs a re-enactment of Washington Crossing the Delaware River. The town of Washington Crossing has an array of shops including a pizza restaurant, a bank and a jewelry store. As part of
Washington's Crossing, the community was named a US
National Historic Landmark in 1961.