Upper Merion Township near King of Prussia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1st and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
1. 1st and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments Marker
Major General Nathanael Greene
Brigadier General James Mirchell Varnum
Colonel Christopher Greene
Colonel Israel Angell
and to other officers and men
of 1st and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments
encamped at Valley Forge in 1777-1778.
- Let Our Name Stand Fair -
Erected by Washington County Pomona Grange No. 3 Rhode Island.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 6.257′ N, 75° 26.555′ W. Marker is near King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Merion Township. It is on Valley Forge Park Road (Pennsylvania Route 23), on the left when traveling east. Marker is on the tour road in Valley Forge National Historical Park, between stops 9 and 10. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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, 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: Varnums Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Varnums Quarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grand Parade Trail (approx. Ό mile away); The Grand Parade (approx. Ό mile away); Major General Friedrich Wilhelm Baron von Steuben (approx.
this page online
Also see . . . Valley Forge National Historical Park. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
2. Marker in Valley Forge
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
3. Marker on Valley Forge Park Road
The 1st and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments Marker is located near two reconstructed soldier huts.
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 1,110 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
