There is a partial re-creation of the historic village from the time of the American Revolution that is located next door, and just within the outskirts of the park.
Valley Forge is known by travelers in the Philadelphia area as the westbound control city on Interstate 76 (the Schuylkill Expressway), as it is near where I-76 joins the Pennsylvania Turnpike. This remains, despite no exit being designated for Valley Forge, since the previous exit became the off-ramp to Mall Boulevard, serving King of Prussia.
In 1751 there was a forge for the conversion of pig-iron into bar-iron at the mouth of the East Valley creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River, advertised for sale as the property of Daniel Walker, Stephen Evans, and Joseph Williams. It was then called Mount Joy forge. Some years afterward it came to be known as Valley Forge. The pig-iron used at Valley Forge was hauled from Warwick furnace. In September, 1777, the forge was burned by the British, and in December the army under Washington was entrenched on Montgomery County side of Valley creek, opposite Valley Forge. General Washington's headquarters were established at the substantial stone-house of Isaac Potts. After the Revolution another Valley Forge was built on the other side of Valley creek; it was in ruins in 1816.[1]
^James M. Swank, The Iron and Steel Industries of Pennsylvania, Annual Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1883) Part III, Industrial Statistics, Vol. X 1881-82, Report of the Bureau of Industrial Statistics, Legislative Document, No. 7, pp. 20-21.
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valley, forge, pennsylvania, this, article, about, village, valley, forge, southeastern, pennsylvania, other, uses, valley, forge, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citation. This article is about the Village of Valley Forge in southeastern Pennsylvania For other uses see Valley Forge disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Valley Forge Pennsylvania news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park at the confluence of Valley Creek and the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania United States The remaining village is in Schuylkill Township of Chester County but once spanned Valley Creek into Montgomery County The name Valley Forge is often used to refer to anywhere in the general vicinity of the park and many places actually in King of Prussia Trooper Oaks and other nearby communities will use the name leading to some ambiguity on the actual location of the modern village Valley Forge PennsylvaniaUnincorporated settlementGeorge Washington s headquarters in Valley ForgeValley ForgeLocation within the U S state of PennsylvaniaShow map of PennsylvaniaValley ForgeValley Forge the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 5 49 N 75 28 12 W 40 09694 N 75 47000 W 40 09694 75 47000 Coordinates 40 5 49 N 75 28 12 W 40 09694 N 75 47000 W 40 09694 75 47000CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyChesterTownshipSchuylkillTime zoneUTC 5 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP codes19481 19482 19484 19493 19496Area code s 610 and 484There is a partial re creation of the historic village from the time of the American Revolution that is located next door and just within the outskirts of the park Valley Forge is known by travelers in the Philadelphia area as the westbound control city on Interstate 76 the Schuylkill Expressway as it is near where I 76 joins the Pennsylvania Turnpike This remains despite no exit being designated for Valley Forge since the previous exit became the off ramp to Mall Boulevard serving King of Prussia Contents 1 Mount Joy and Valley Forges 2 American Revolutionary War encampment 3 Notable people 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMount Joy and Valley Forges EditIn 1751 there was a forge for the conversion of pig iron into bar iron at the mouth of the East Valley creek a tributary of the Schuylkill River advertised for sale as the property of Daniel Walker Stephen Evans and Joseph Williams It was then called Mount Joy forge Some years afterward it came to be known as Valley Forge The pig iron used at Valley Forge was hauled from Warwick furnace In September 1777 the forge was burned by the British and in December the army under Washington was entrenched on Montgomery County side of Valley creek opposite Valley Forge General Washington s headquarters were established at the substantial stone house of Isaac Potts After the Revolution another Valley Forge was built on the other side of Valley creek it was in ruins in 1816 1 American Revolutionary War encampment EditMain article Valley Forge Valley Forge is mostly known for the lending of its name to the encampment of George Washington s Continental Army during the winter of 1777 to 1778 Notable people EditTory Burch Andy HummelSee also EditValley Forge Washington Memorial ChapelReferences Edit James M Swank The Iron and Steel Industries of Pennsylvania Annual Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1883 Part III Industrial Statistics Vol X 1881 82 Report of the Bureau of Industrial Statistics Legislative Document No 7 pp 20 21 External links EditOld Train station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valley Forge Pennsylvania amp oldid 1134853158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
