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Upper Merion Township near King of Prussia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Huntington’s Brigade

Continental Army

Valley Forge   December 19 1777   June 18 1778

 
 
Huntington’s Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
1. Huntington’s Brigade Marker
Inscription.
Division
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Huntington’s Brigade
Brig. General Jedediah Huntington
commanding

1st Regiment Connecticut Infantry   Lieut. Col. Samuel Prentice
2nd Regiment Connecticut Infantry   Col. Charles Webb
5th Regiment Connecticut Infantry   Col. Philip B. Bradley
7th Regiment Connecticut Infantry   Col. Heman Swift

 
Erected 1908 by Valley Forge Park Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 40° 6.082′ N, 75° 26.918′ W. Marker is near King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Merion Township. It is on Camp Road south of Valley Forge Park Road (Pennsylvania Route 23), on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the tour road in Valley Forge National Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7001 N Inner Line Dr, 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,
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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: A different marker also named Huntington’s Brigade (a few steps from this marker); “Crowded and Very Sickly” (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Innerline Defense (about 700 feet away); Pennsylvania Brigade (about 800 feet away); The Grand Parade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Training for Victory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Major General Friedrich Wilhelm Baron von Steuben (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grand Parade Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in King of Prussia.
 
Also see . . .  Valley Forge National Historical Park. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Valley Forge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
2. Valley Forge Marker
Huntington’s Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
3. Huntington’s Brigade Marker
Huntington’s Brigade Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
4. Huntington’s Brigade Markers
Two markers for Huntington’s Brigade are found at this location. The remains of Redoubt 4, which the brigade occupied, can be seen in the background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,366 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on May 27, 2025, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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