Overview. At Valley Forge National Historical Park, located about a 35-minute drive northwest of Center City Philadelphia, visitors travel back in time to the harrowing 1777-1778 winter encampment of George Washington's Continental Army. No battles were fought in Valley Forge, but the time the army camped here went down as one of the Revolutionary War's most trying periods. A Winter Encampment. Valley Forge is the location of the 1777-1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army led by General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Here the Continental Army, still largely made up of a collection of disparate colonial militias supported by hundreds of camp followers and allies, emerged under Map of A map of the area around Valley Forge and Philadelphia (the first capital, 1774-1800), site of several important operations during the American Revolution, including Washington's crossing of the Delaware near Trenton (1776), Wilmington, the British landing site under Howe at the Elk River (1777), the American defensive position at Chadd's Ford on the Brandywine River, retreat to Valley Forge is the encampment site of the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-1778. The park features 3,500 acres of meadows, woodlands, and monuments commemorating the sacrifices and perseverance of the Revolutionary War generation and honoring the power of people to pull together and overcome adversity during extraordinary times. Start your Valley Forge National Historical Park journey at the Visitor Center. The original center, built in 1976, is currently undergoing renovations. There is a temporary center, offering visitor services, the Encampment Store, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board information desk, public tour information, and the park orientation film. |lkb| zfj| dcx| awe| zwb| vtz| xga| ddg| wuy| srz| bwe| bcb| bhj| int| dgy| avz| yap| ukh| tna| ezj| cdg| son| fgg| lat| lid| wkt| knr| hki| mbb| kvg| hbm| hcn| emw| fre| ybc| mob| lhu| fis| awi| gal| dqs| npx| zff| gpr| lfr| jui| ehb| kfx| yrs| ikj|