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Upper Merion Township near Valley Forge in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Varnum’s Quarters

 
 
Varnum’s Quarters Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
1. Varnum’s Quarters Marker
Inscription.
When he moved in, General James Varnum used one room as both living quarters and brigade headquarters, and even held general courts martial. The owners, David and Elizabeth Stephens and their family, were allowed to remain in the rest of the house. A large portion of their farmland was used for the Grand Parade.

When Varnum’s hut was completed, he joined his Rhode Island and Connecticut brigades hutted on both sides of the road near Stephens’ home.
 
Erected by National Park Service.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 40° 6.203′ N, 75° 26.737′ 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, near 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. The Grand Parade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Major General Friedrich Wilhelm Baron von Steuben (about 300 feet away); Training for Victory (about 300 feet away); Varnum’s Brigade
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(about 600 feet away); 1st and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments (approx. 0.2 miles away); Huntington’s Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); “Crowded and Very Sickly” (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Huntington’s Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valley Forge.
 
More about this marker. The background of the marker features a picture of General Varnum and his officers in the Stephens house. The upper right of the marker contains a portrait of Brigadier General James Varnum, and below this is a layout of Varnum’s Quarters on the second floor of Stephens’ house.
 
Also see . . .  Varnum’s Quarters. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Marker in Valley Forge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
2. Marker in Valley Forge
Stephens’ House and Varnum’s Quarters Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
3. Stephens’ House and Varnum’s Quarters Marker
Stephens’ House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
4. Stephens’ House
This house served as the headquarters for Brigadier General James Varnum during the 1777-78 winter encampment of the Continental Army.
Varnum’s Soldier Huts image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
5. Varnum’s Soldier Huts
The Rhode Island and Connecticut brigades under Gen. Varnum stayed in huts in this area, located just east of the marker. Varnum moved to a hut in this area after vacating the Stephens house.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 871 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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