Upper Merion Township near Phoenixville in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Innerline Defense
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 16, 2019
1. Innerline Defense Marker
The low mound in front of you is part of the original earthworks of the fortified encampment of Valley Forge. They extended about one mile from Mount Joy on the south to the Schuylkill River to the north.
Erected by Valley Forge National Historical Park, National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 5.489′ N, 75° 27.063′ W. Marker is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Merion Township. It is on South Inner Line Drive, on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the tour road in Valley Forge National Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: King of Prussia PA 19406, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: To Build a Redoubt (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Artillery Park (approx. Ό mile away); The Camps Road System (approx. Ό mile away); Upper Forge Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of the Marquee (approx. 0.3 miles away); Schoolhouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Virginia (approx. 0.4 miles away); Scott's Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 16, 2019
2. Innerline Defense Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 16, 2019
3. Innerline Defenses at Valley Forge
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
