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Short title: VAFOmap1; Date and time of digitizing: 07:12, 10 June 2014: File change date and time: 07:12, 10 June 2014: Software used: Adobe Illustrator CC (Macintosh)
Valley Forge State Park 40°05′48″N 75°26′55″W / 40.096667°N 75.448611°W / 40.096667; -75.448611 ( Valley Forge National Historical Lower Providence and Upper Merion Townships
Valley Forge was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1961 and was listed in the initial National Register of Historic Places in 1966. [8] [9] The area covered by these listings goes outside what was then Valley Forge State Park boundaries to include four historic houses where the Marquis de Lafayette and other officers were quartered.
From Eagle Rock, which is in Botetourt County, U.S. Route 220 heads north, mostly along the James River, to Cliftondale Park (east of Clifton Forge) in Alleghany County. There, US 220 joins Interstate 64 / U.S. Route 60 to the west, but the old SR 42 heads east on old US 60 (State Route 670 and State Route 632 ) over a summit at about 1,220 ...
Named for Byrd's daughter, Evelyn, this site has been home to the Ruffin family since 1847. The 2,500 acre (10 km 2) farm is still family owned and operated. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house, lush grounds and gardens are open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.
Soon they moved out to farms and plantations they developed. In neighboring Powhatan County, to the south across the James, they settled Manakin Town, but by 1750 had mostly moved out to farms. [5] Goochland was founded in 1728 as the first county formed from Henrico shire, followed by Chesterfield County in 1749.
Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge, also known as the Isaac Potts House, is a historic house that served as General George Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War. The building, which still stands, is one of the centerpieces of Valley Forge National Historical Park in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Valley Forge was the winter encampment of the Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. The Valley Forge encampment lasted six months, from December 19, 1777, to June 19, 1778. It was the third of the eight winter encampments that Washington and the Continental Army endured during the war.