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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3AM_the-christiana-riot_Christiana-PA.html
The 1850 federal Fugitive Slave Act strengthened the position of slave-owners seeking to capture runaways. Pursuing four escaped slaves, Maryland farmer Edward Gorsuch arrived Sept. 11, 1851, at the Christiana home of William Parker, an African Am…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3AL_william-c-sproul_New-Paltz-PA.html
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1919-23, was born .4 mile SW, in 1870. The house is marked. His term is noted for road building, the Edmonds Act improving the public school system, and the creation of the Department of Welfare. He died near Chester in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3A9_the-grand-parade_King-of-Prussia-PA.html
Cannon smoke clouds the fields below. A roar of muskets crisscrosses the Grand Parade as thousands of double-ranked troops perform a feu de joie ("fire of joy.")
To celebrate the signing of the French Treaty of Alliance, General Washington revi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3A5_training-for-victory_King-of-Prussia-PA.html
Like a drill sergeant, Inspector General Friedrich von Steuben trains eyeball to eyeball with a company of Continentals. This model company must serve as an example to the rest of Washington's army.
The Grand Parade, here at the center if the e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3A1_generals-and-cattle-raids_Wayne-PA.html
The First and Second Pennsylvania Brigades, temporarily commanded by Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, encamped in this area. About 800 men served in each of the sixteen brigades at Valley Forge. An estimated 34,577 pounds of meat and 168 barrels o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM39I_artillery-park_Phoenixville-PA.html
Some redoubts and earthworks went unarmed. Most cannons at Valley Forge were kept in the Artillery Park near the center of the encampment. From here guns could be rushed to the point of attack.
The Artillery Park gave the Americans a flexible d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM39H_anthony-wayne_Wayne-PA.html
Colonel Chester Co., Battalion of Minute Men July 21, 1775Colonel 4th Penna. Infantry Battalion January 3, 1776Brig. General Continental Army February 21, 1777 to November 3, 1783Brevetted Major General September 30, 1783
"Resolved unanimously,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM39F_valley-forge-hut_Wayne-PA.html
The Hut nearby built according to Washington's Orders for the Construction of Huts for the Winter Camp of 1777-1778 stands on the Site of a similar Hut which sheltered Soldiers of the Pennsylvania Line and it commemorates their Fortitude in the En…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM39C_washingtons-headquarters_King-of-Prussia-PA.html
For six months this quiet path was a congested thoroughfare. Express riders from Congress, civilians requesting passes, guards posted around the house, couriers rushing out with new orders, foreign officers seeking employment, continually jammed t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM32H_washingtons-crossing-of-delaware_Washington-Crossing-PA.html
To commemorate the crossing of the Delaware River at this point by General George Washington and the Continental Troops, Christmas Night, 1776, and the splendid victory at Trenton.
CommitteeJohn D. James, PresidentRussell W. Knight, SecretaryJe…