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Washington at Valley Forge

 
 
Washington at Valley Forge Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2024
1. Washington at Valley Forge Memorial
Inscription.
A
tribute to
the father of our country
by the Patriotic Order of the
Sons of America

the
County of Camden
the
City of Camden
the
Charles Cornell Construction Corp.
and the
Union of Operating Engineers Local #825

The function of law in democracy is to establish, extend, and protect the freedom of all it's people
Washington's Legacy

 
Erected 1918 by The Patriotic Order, Sons of America.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington series list.
 
Location. 39° 56.597′ N, 75° 7.338′ W. Memorial is in Camden, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is in Downtown. It is on South 5th Street just north of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. The memorial stands on the grounds of the Camden County Hall of Justice. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 South 5th Street, Camden NJ 08103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Jersey and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Maria Barnaby Greenwald (a few steps from this marker); In Memoriam
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(about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (approx. Ό mile away); The New Jersey Safe Deposit and Trust Company Building (approx. Ό mile away); One John F. Gerry Plaza (approx. Ό mile away); Cooper Street Historic District (approx. Ό mile away); Cooper Street: the Gateway of Southern New Jersey (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Edward Sharp House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
 
Washington at Valley Forge Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2024
2. Washington at Valley Forge Memorial
Washington at Valley Forge Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2024
3. Washington at Valley Forge Memorial
Washington at Valley Forge Memorial on the grounds of the Camden County Hall of Justice image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2024
4. Washington at Valley Forge Memorial on the grounds of the Camden County Hall of Justice
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 10, 2026