Tredyffrin Township near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Knox’s Quarters

John Brown Farm

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010

1. Knox’s Quarters Marker

Inscription. Brigadier General Henry Knox, Washington’s 27 year old artillery chief, used as his quarters the small stone section of this house. Located upstream on Valley Creek from Washington’s Headquarters, this was the farm home of John Brown and his family. As was typical in the area, the small stone house was increased in size to meet the needs of a larger family and as a show of wealth.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 5.169′ N, 75° 27.217′ W. Marker is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Tredyffrin Township. It is on Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 252), on the left when traveling west. Marker is on the tour road in Valley Forge National Historical Park, between stops 4 and 5. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9500 S Outer Line Dr, Phoenixville PA 19460, 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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Officer’s Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Scott's Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away); Innerline Defense (approx. 0.4 miles away); Virginia (approx. 0.4 miles away); To Build a Redoubt

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of Unknown Soldiers (approx. half a mile away); Quarters of Major General William Alexander (approx. half a mile away); Anthony Wayne (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.

More about this marker. A portrait of Brigadier General Henry Knox appears on the left of the marker.

Also see . . . Henry Knox and Knox's Quarters. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker in Valley Forge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010

2. Marker in Valley Forge

Marker at the John Brown Farm image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010

3. Marker at the John Brown Farm

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010

4. Knox’s Quarters Marker

Knox’s Quarters image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010

5. Knox’s Quarters

Gen. Henry Knox used this house as his headquarters during the Continental Army's winter encampment of 1777-78.

Brigadier General Henry Knox image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015

6. Brigadier General Henry Knox

This portrait of Henry Knox by by Charles Peale Polk after a c. 1783 original by Charles Willson Peale hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,035 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on October 4, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.