Moore Park aka King of Prussia Business Park in Upper Merion in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

George Washington

Visit during Constitutional Convention

Photographed by Mr. Russell Rubert, January 31, 2016

1. George Washington Marker

Inscription. While in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention, Washington traveled here to the farm home of Jane Moore. he arrived on July 30, 1787 and remained two days, accompanied by Gouverneur Morris, a Pennsylvania delegate to the Convention. On July 31, while Morris fished for trout, Washington rode over the grounds, talking with local farmers and revisiting the site of the 1777/1778 Valley Forge encampment, which overlapped with the Moore property.

Erected 2001 by Muhlenberg Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is July 30, 1787.

Location. 40° 6.175′ N, 75° 24.732′ W. Marker is in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Moore Park aka King of Prussia Business Park. It is on Moore Road near Valley Forge Road. 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

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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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Greene’s Division (approx. 0.7 miles away); Are the British Coming? (approx. 0.7 miles away); Protection from Attack (approx. ¾ mile away); On the Lookout (approx. ¾ mile away); Advance Redoubt (approx. ¾ mile away); Log City (approx. 0.8 miles away); Road to Valley Forge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Winter Encampment (approx. 0.8 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker stands at the entrance to the former Alexander Irwin Estate

Regarding George Washington. Visit by G. Washington after the American Revolution, during the Constitutional Convention.

Photographed by Mr. Russell Rubert, February 15, 2016

2. George Washington Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2024, by Mr. Russell Rubert of King of Prussia, United States. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 28, 2024, by Mr. Russell Rubert of King of Prussia, United States. 2. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Mr. Russell Rubert of King of Prussia, United States. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.