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American Revolution Podcast

AR-SP50 Park Plans for the 250th

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Our May 2026 American Revolution Round Table was joined by four special guests:  Alex Robb, Washington Crossing Historic Park, PA Mark Sirak, Washington Crossing State Park, NJ Mark Turdo, Old Barracks Museum, NJ Will Krakower, Princeton Battlefield State Park, NJ Each of them shared their preparations for the 250th anniversaries taking place later this year.  Each of their sites have seen major upgrades that will make the anniversary celebrations more memorable, and will also add permanent improvements to the historical sites. For more details on these events, go to www.tencrucialdays250.org To see upcoming roundtable events, or listen to past recordings, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠AmRevRT.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ To participate live in future Zoom events, be sure to join as a member on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠, or sign up for my ⁠⁠⁠⁠mailing list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.

0:16.9

Hello, and thank you for joining this special edition of the American Revolution.

0:23.2

Our American Revolution Roundtable this month was joined by four people to discuss the ongoing

0:29.4

preparations for the 250th at various parks in the Washington's Crossing area.

0:34.8

We were joined by Alex Robb of Washington Crossing Historic Park, Pennsylvania,

0:40.8

Mark Syrac of Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey,

0:44.7

Mark Turdo of the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, New Jersey,

0:48.7

and Will Crackauer from the Princeton Battlefield State Park in New Jersey.

0:53.2

We discussed a little about the events that took place at each of the locations they administer

0:58.2

and how they are planning for their 250th celebrations later this year.

1:04.3

Some of the preparations involve special events happening on the anniversary dates of the

1:09.5

events that happened.

1:12.7

Others are more permanent improvements, including new museums and new infrastructure that will be available to visitors going

1:19.2

forward. Our discussion, as always, took place on Zoom. Well, thanks, everyone, for joining the

1:26.3

American Revolution Roundtable on the American Revolution podcast.

1:30.3

We do one of these every month, and usually we have a guest speaker who talks about some particular aspect of the American Revolution.

1:38.4

Tonight, though, we have four speakers, four representatives from some of the major parks involved in the 10 crucial days, Washington's Crossing and the battles of Trenton and Princeton, have joined with us to talk a little bit about what's going on in their respective areas.

1:55.2

We have Alex Robb, who is from Washington Crossing Historic Park in Pennsylvania, Mark Syrac, who is from Washington Crossing Historic Park in Pennsylvania.

2:05.0

Mark Syrac, who is from Washington Crossing State Park in New Jersey.

2:08.2

Yes, these are two things that just face each other and are completely separate and yet joined at the hip.

2:11.3

Also, Will Crackhauer from the Princeton Battlefield State Park

2:15.0

and Mark Turdo from the Old Barracks Museum.

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