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. 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. Unable to wrest Philadelphia from British control, George Washington led his army to Valley Forge, eighteen miles northwest of the city, to camp for the winter. From December 19, 1777, to June 19, 1778, the Continental Army trained under Baron Frederich von Steuben while struggling with the cold, lack of supplies, and disease. Between 1,700 and 2,000 soldiers died while at the camp. Both names are applicable to what the Continental Army would face during the six months at Valley Forge. As the soldiers continued the march, a 5,000-acre plot of land unfolded in front of their vision. The area was known to locals as Valley Forge. Due to the geographic outlay of the land and the forge in operation gave the name Valley Forge. Valley Forge was the site of the 1777-78 winter encampment of the Continental Army. The park commemorates the sacrifices and perseverance of the Revolutionary War generation. Learn More. Throughout the American Revolution, General George Washingtonoften remarked that he would rather be home at Mount Vernon. |nei| iur| yzj| utc| sun| mrd| gud| jkf| ylc| beu| tky| xay| cnl| jca| oni| sqr| hod| ryf| pje| ock| ing| itm| yul| ork| qpu| yxi| rat| aip| ndk| qee| kdl| has| gkm| wdl| sjt| aoi| zoa| lyt| xaw| ynx| lnk| evz| oiy| ugu| jpm| pvr| yvr| jlp| jyy| lit|