Upper Merion Township near Valley Forge in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Major General Friedrich Wilhelm Baron von Steuben
National German
American Alliance, 1915
Erected 1915 by National German American Alliance.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 40° 6.186′ N, 75° 26.797′ W. Marker is near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Merion Township. Marker is on Valley Forge Park Road (Pennsylvania Route 23), on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the tour road in Valley Forge National Historical Park, at stop 9. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: King of Prussia PA 19406, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Training for Victory (here, next to this marker); The Grand Parade (a few steps from this marker); Varnum’s Quarters (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Huntington’s Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Huntington’s Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); “Crowded and Very Sickly” (approx. 0.2 miles away); Varnum’s Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1st and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valley Forge.
Also see . . . General von Steuben. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
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