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Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge National Historical Park is a national memorial dedicated to General George Washington and an active Episcopal parish in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. [1] The church was inspired by a sermon preached by Anglican minister Reverend Dr. W. Herbert Burk , founder and first rector of the parish. [ 2 ]
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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.
The National Memorial Arch is a monument located in Valley Forge National Historical Park of Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The memorial arch honors the arrival of General George Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge, which was the site of their military camp during the winter of 1777–78. Construction on the structure ...
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The house became part of Valley Forge State Park in 1905, which was given to the people of the United States by Pennsylvania in 1976. [ 6 ] The Centennial and Memorial Association of Valley Forge , [ 7 ] led by Founding Regent Anna Morris Holstein , [ 8 ] was incorporated in 1878 with the purpose of saving, acquiring, preserving General ...
On July 4, 1976, the United States Bicentennial, U.S. President Gerald Ford visited Valley Forge Park, where he addressed the crowd and the nation on live television, and signed H.R. 5621, making Valley Forge an historical site and national park. [8]
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