Tredyffrin Township near Wayne in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Anthony Wayne's Headquarters, 1777-78
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
1. Anthony Wayne's Headquarters, 1777-78 Marker
this stone
were the headquarters of
Anthony Wayne in 1777-78.
Erected 1890 by Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 40° 4.502′ N, 75° 26.376′ W. Memorial is near Wayne, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Tredyffrin Township. It is at the intersection of Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 252) and Walker Road, on the right when traveling north on Valley Forge Road. Marker is across Valley Forge Road from Valley Forge Middle School and Saint Isaac Jogues Catholic Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 50 West Walker Road, Wayne PA 19087, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Site of the Stone Chimney Picket (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scouter's Grove (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Baptist Church in the Great Valley (approx. 0.7 miles away); Captain Benjamin Bartholomew (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Memory of Unknown Soldiers (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pennsylvania Division (approx. 0.8 miles away); Anthony Wayne (approx. 0.9 miles away); Generals and Cattle Raids (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wayne.
Also see . . .
1. Valley Forge National Historic Park.
this page online
2. Anthony Wayne. Historic Valley Forge website entry (Submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
2. Anthony Wayne's Headquarters, 1777-78 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,467 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
