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

Pennsylvania Columns

 
 
Pennsylvania Columns image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
1. Pennsylvania Columns
Inscription.
< Right Column >
John Armstrong     Brigadier General
J. Peter G. Muhlenberg     Brigadier General
William Irvine     3rd Penna Battalion
Joseph Reed     Adjutant General
< Left Column >
Josiah Harman     Lieutenant Colonel
Thomas Mifflin     Major General
Arthur St. Clair     Major General
John Cadwalader     Brigadier General

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 40° 5.317′ N, 75° 26.327′ W. Marker is near Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Tredyffrin Township. It is on South Outer Line Drive. Marker is on the tour road in Valley Forge National Historical Park between stops 3 and 4. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9000 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Poor’s Brigade (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Valley Forge Hut (approx. 0.2 miles away); The National Memorial Arch at Valley Forge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freemasons of Pennsylvania (approx. Ό mile away); Massachusetts Monument (approx. Ό
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mile away); Glover’s Brigade (approx. Ό mile away); Pennsylvania Division (approx. 0.3 miles away); Generals and Cattle Raids (approx. 0.3 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Valley Forge National Historical Park. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Right Column image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
2. Right Column
Right Column (west side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
3. Right Column (west side)
Right Column Detail (east side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
4. Right Column Detail (east side)
Right Column Detail (west side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
5. Right Column Detail (west side)
Left Comumn image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
6. Left Comumn
Left Column Detail (east side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
7. Left Column Detail (east side)
Left Column Detail (west side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
8. Left Column Detail (west side)
Closeup of Eagle image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
9. Closeup of Eagle
 
 
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 2,499 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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