Remember that the boat Washington crossed the Delaware in was a Durham!
Originally built to carry heavy cargo on colonial waterways, Durham boats became General George Washington’s landing craft of choice in late 1776.
For the most renowned river crossing in American history— General George Washington’s surprise attack across the Delaware River on the Hessians in Trenton, New Jersey, on December 26, 1776—the logistical key had been attained by an earlier crossing of that same river.
It was a canny move, and Washington clearly recognized that among the craft gathered along the river, the most useful boats—militarily speaking—were the Durham boats.
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