Junius Brutus Stears recreated the scene in a 1849 painting called The Marriage of Washington to Martha Custis, one in a series of five paintings representing Washington as Citizen, Farmer ...

Editor's Note —This is a weekly Patch feature. YARDLEY, PA —When the Delaware River freezes, Yardley Photographer Josh Friedman recalls one of the major moments that led to the birth of a nation.