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Delaware River current halts crossing

Revolutionary War re-enactors are returned to the Pennsylvania shore by rescue craft after attempting to cross the Delaware River as part of a re-enactment of George Washington's historic crossing of the river, at Washington Crossing, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. A strong current kept the re-enactors from making the crossing.
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