In Memory of Unknown Soldiers Marker

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Valley Forge National Park in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memory of Unknown Soldiers

By Christyn Olmsteasd, June 17, 2008

1. In Memory of Unknown Soldiers Marker

Inscription. In memory of unknown soldiers buried at Valley Forge 1777 - 1778

Erected 1911 by Valley Forge Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution marker series.

Location. 40° 5.193′ N, 75° 26.694′ W. Marker is in Valley Forge National Park, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. Marker is on South Outer Line Drive. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wayne PA 19087, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Anthony Wayne (within shouting distance of this marker); Generals and Cattle Raids (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Division (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Valley Forge Hut (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pennsylvania Columns (approx. 0.4 miles away); To Build a Redoubt (approx. 0.4 miles away); Poor’s Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away); The National Arch at Valley Forge (approx. half a mile away).

More about this marker. On the one way road through the Pennsylvania pillars, past Anthony Wayne

Regarding In Memory of Unknown Soldiers. This marker is rededicated by Valley Forge Chapter, DAR every year on the anniversary of its first dedication which was on 17 Jun 1911

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 1, 2012, by Christyn Olmsteasd of Royersford, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 185 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on June 1, 2012, by Christyn Olmsteasd of Royersford, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.