Charlestown Township near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Valley Forge General Hospital

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 19, 2014

1. Valley Forge General Hospital Marker

Inscription. Opened in 1943, it was among the nation's largest military hospitals by the end of World War II. Able to treat more than 3,000 patients in over 100 buildings, the facility specialized in the pioneering treatment of war-related eye and burn injuries, introducing innovations in eye surgery, plastic surgery, and rehabilitation. The hospital treated casualties of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Conflict before closing in 1974.

Erected 2012 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 40° 7.041′ N, 75° 32.646′ W. Marker is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Charlestown Township. It is at the intersection of Charlestown Road and Buckwalter Road, on the right when traveling west on Charlestown Road. Located at the University of Valley Forge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1442 Charlestown Rd, Phoenixville PA 19460, 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 once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: Phoenixville Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); American Legion Post 482 War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Phoenixville War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Griffen Cannon and Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Graceanna Lewis (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Story Told By The Mural (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Doty Road Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Phoenix Iron & Steel Company (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Valley Forge General Hospital. (Submitted on September 13, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 19, 2014

2. Valley Forge General Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,121 times since then and 90 times this year. Last updated on September 13, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.