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High water to keep Washington’s crossing reenactors on land

The annual reenactment of George Washington's daring 1776 crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Day has once again been left high and dry. Organizers announced Monday that the river crossing portion of the reenactment will not take place due to high river conditions following recent rainfall.

A boat chugs along the Delaware River on its way from Pennsylvania to New Jersey during the 61st annual re-enactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river, the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War, in Washington Crossing, N.J., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. During the crossing 234 years ago, boats ferried 2,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 18 cannons across the river, and the troops marched eight miles downriver before battling Hessian mercenaries in the streets of Trenton. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A boat chugs along the Delaware River on its way from Pennsylvania to New Jersey during the 61st annual re-enactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river, the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War, in Washington Crossing, N.J., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. During the crossing 234 years ago, boats ferried 2,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 18 cannons across the river, and the troops marched eight miles downriver before battling Hessian mercenaries in the streets of Trenton. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Read moreAP
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WASHINGTON CROSSING — The annual reenactment of George Washington’s daring 1776 crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Day has once again been left high and dry.

Organizers announced Monday that the river crossing portion of the reenactment will not take place due to high river conditions following recent rainfall.

The Washington Crossing Historic Park said on its website that "ceremonies and speeches will still occur."

Last year, high winds prompted cancellation of the annual reenactment, which draws thousands of people to the banks of the river in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, and Titusville, New Jersey.

Boats ferried 2,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 18 cannons across the river during the original crossing. Washington’s troops marched eight miles downriver before battling Hessian mercenaries in the streets of Trenton.