Poor’s Brigade Marker

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King of Prussia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Poor’s Brigade
Continental Army
— Valley Forge December 19 1777 June 18 1778 —

Poor’s Brigade Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010

1. Poor’s Brigade Marker

Inscription. Division
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Poor’s Brigade
Brig. Gen. Enoch Poor
commanding

1st Regiment New Hampshire Infantry Col. Joseph Cilley
2nd Regiment New Hampshire Infantry Col. Nathan Hale
3rd Regiment New Hampshire Infantry Col. Alexander Scammell
2nd Regiment New York Infantry Col. Philip Cortlandt
4th Regiment New York Infantry Col. Henry Livingston

Location. 40° 5.332′ N, 75° 26.219′ W. Marker is in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. Click for map. Marker is on the tour road in Valley Forge National Historical Park. Marker is at or near this postal address: Outer Line Road, King of Prussia PA 19406, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pennsylvania Columns (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); The National Arch at Valley Forge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Massachusetts Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Freemasons of Pennsylvania (approx. ¼ mile away); Glover’s Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away); Valley Forge Hut (approx. ¼ mile away); Maine (approx. 0.4 miles away); DeKalb's Division (Learned's Brigade) (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in King of Prussia.

Also see . . . Valley Forge National Historical Park. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

Marker in Valley Forge Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010

2. Marker in Valley Forge

The New Hampshire and New York soldier huts can be seen in the photo behind the marker.

By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010

3. Poor’s Brigade Marker

By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010

4. Soldier Huts

These huts, located near the marker, are replicas of those occupied by the New Hampshire and New York troops under Gen. Poor during the winter encampment of 1777-78.

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 442 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.