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Springfield Township near Fort Washington in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Whitemarsh

 
 
Whitemarch Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
1. Whitemarch Marker
Inscription.
Here in the Emlen House Washington had his headquarters from Nov. 2 to Dec. 11, 1777, just before moving to Valley Forge. The last battle of this year was a British attack repulsed here on Dec. 5-6.
 
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1865.
 
Location. 40° 7.449′ N, 75° 11.543′ W. Marker is near Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Springfield Township. Marker is on Pennsylvania Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 2027) south of Camp Hill Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 513 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Washington PA 19034, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hope Lodge (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Hope Lodge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fort Washington (approx. 1.3 miles away); On the Wing (approx. 1.6 miles away); Birds of a Feather (approx. 1.6 miles away); Is That an Eagle? (approx. 1.6 miles away); Helping Hands
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(approx. 1.6 miles away); The Atkinson Family (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Washington.
 
Whitemarch Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
2. Whitemarch Marker
Whitemarch Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
3. Whitemarch Marker
British Attackers image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
4. British Attackers
British troops are seen here attacking the Americans at the Whitemarsh encampment at nearby Hope Lodge.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 631 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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