Bowman's Hill Tower
by Lyric Lucas
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16.000 x 12.000 inches
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Title
Bowman's Hill Tower
Artist
Lyric Lucas
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas Panel
Description
Bowman’s Hill is a beautiful historical site that can be seen from NJ to Pa. across the Delaware river. In the past I have often visited this special site and climbed up the scary steps to the look out tower to see the broad vista of hills, river, and bridges all with beauty and historical significance and think hack to the Revolutionary war and the areas roll it played at that time.
Bowman’s hill was named for a John Bowman, a friend of Jonathan Pidcock, the first settler in the area. Pidcock's farm was located in the northeast end of the hill, from which Revolutionary War soldiers encamped on the farm, then owned by a Robert Thompson. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania created the Washington Crossing Historic Park in 1917, and then established the Washington Crossing Park Commission to administer and develop the park in 1919. The park also contains the Thompson-Neely House. Construction on Bowman's Hill Tower began in 1929 and was completed in 1931.[1] It stands 125 feet tall and its base measures 24 feet on a side. The tower was constructed from native stone quarried from Bowman's Hill and nearby stone fences. Quarries in Lumberville, Pennsylvania and Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
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September 26th, 2021
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