Upper Merion Township near Valley Forge in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
New Jersey Brigade
Continental Army
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
1. New Jersey Brigade Marker
The State of New Jersey
upon the site occupied by the
New Jersey Brigade
Infantry – Line – Continental Army
Brigadier General William Maxwell
First Regiment Col. Mathias Ogden
Second Regiment Col. Israel Shreve
Third Regiment Col. Elias Dayton
Fourth Regiment Col. Ephraim Martin
December 19 1777 – June 18 1778
Erected by State of New Jersey.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 5.908′ N, 75° 27.324′ W. Memorial is near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Merion Township. It is on Inner Line Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the auto tour road in Valley Forge National Historical Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Phoenixville PA 19460, 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sullivans Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Lachlan McIntosh (approx. Ό mile away); Site of the Marquee (approx. Ό mile away); Headquarters Complex (approx. 0.3 miles away); Innerline Defense (approx. 0.3 miles away); American Icon
this page online
Also see . . . Valley Forge National Historical Park. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
2. New Jersey Brigade Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
3. New Jersey Brigade Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
4. Closeup of NJ Continental Soldier
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,084 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
