The New Hope Historical Society will present a Walking Tour of New Hope at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, to honor all New Hope residents who served in the armed forces beginning with the Revolutionary War.
The tour, led by Roy Ziegler, past president and current member of the society’s board of directors, will highlight several areas in New Hope that played important roles during wartime.
Known as Coryell’s Ferry during the Revolutionary War, New Hope was occupied by General George Washington’s army in 1776 prior to the legendary crossing of the Delaware to the Battle of Trenton, and again in 1778 when the entire Continental Army, about 14,000 soldiers, encamped and marched through the tiny borough along York Road to cross the Delaware River at the Ferry Landing on its way to the important Battle of Monmouth.
Members of Benjamin Parry’s family distinguished themselves in wartime. Major Edward Randolph Parry commanded two forts during the Civil War and his grandfather, Captain Edward Randolph, was a hero at the infamous Battle of Paoli where he was left for dead on the battlefield but survived to become a prosperous Philadelphia merchant and shipping businessman.
Other New Hope residents including Private 2nd Class Edgar H. Denson, a New Hope resident killed in action during World War I, will be honored.
The tour begins at the Parry Mansion at 45 S. Main St. in New Hope. Tickets for the tour are $10. Reserve now at newhopehistory.org.
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