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DeKalb’s Division

Continental Army

Valley Forge   December 19 1777   June 18 1778

 
 
DeKalb’s Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
1. DeKalb’s Division Marker
Inscription.
Major General Baron DeKalb
Patterson’s Brigade
Brig. General John Patterson
commanding

10th Massachusetts Infantry     Col. Thomas Marshall
11th Massachusetts Infantry     Col. Benjamin Tupper
12th Massachusetts Infantry     Col. Samuel Brewer
14th Massachusetts Infantry     Col. Gamaliel Bradford

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 40° 5.688′ N, 75° 25.873′ W. Marker is near Wayne, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Merion Township. It is on Outer Line Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 611 Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, Wayne PA 19087, 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, 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 DeKalb's Division (approx. 0.2 miles away); Maine (approx. 0.2 miles away); Transformation of the American Army (approx. 0.3 miles away); Soldiers’ Huts (approx. 0.3 miles away); Greene’s Division (approx. 0.3 miles away); An Essential Position on the Front Line (approx. 0.4 miles away); A City of Huts (approx. 0.4 miles away); Road to Valley Forge (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wayne.
 
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 Valley Forge National Historical Park. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
DeKalb’s Division Marker II image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Eric Milask, March 19, 2011
2. DeKalb’s Division Marker II
Marker in Valley Forge image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
3. Marker in Valley Forge
DeKalb’s Division Marker III image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Eric Milask, March 19, 2011
4. DeKalb’s Division Marker III
 
 
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 1,865 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   2. submitted on March 24, 2011, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.   3. submitted on March 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4. submitted on March 24, 2011, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
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Jun. 9, 2026