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Gov. Christine Todd Whitman selected a design showing the famous Emmanuel Leutze painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" as the foundation. Gen. George Washington stands in the bow of a troop-laden ship as it crosses the Delaware River.

At the base is the inscription CROSSROADS OF THE REVOLUTION, a moniker the state used during the nation's Bicentennial celebration in 1976. More than 200 battles were fought within the borders of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War.