Valley Forge in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gen. Andrew Porter
In memory of
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2023
1. Gen. Andrew Porter Marker
Continental Line.
Served at Valley Forge.
Born in Montgomery County, Pa.
Sept. 24t. 1743:
Died at Harrisburg.
Nov. 16. 1843.
Erected by Valley Forge Baptist Church.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 5.985′ N, 75° 28.31′ W. Memorial is in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is on Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 23) 0.6 miles west of Valley Creek Road ( Route 252), on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the east wall of the Valley Forge Baptist Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1701 Valley Forge Road, Valley Forge PA 19481, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rev. John Carmichael (here, next to this marker); The Baptists (here, next to this marker); Patrick Henry. of Va. (a few steps from this marker); Rev. David Jones, A.M. (a few steps from this marker); Gen. Peter Muhlenburg (a few steps from this marker); Valley Forge Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Fresh Pork and Small Beer (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Village of Valley Forge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valley Forge.
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Also see . . . Andrew Porter (Revolutionary War officer) at Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 27, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2023
2. Gen. Andrew Porter Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
