Schuylkill Township in Valley Forge in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fresh Pork and Small Beer
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 16, 2025
1. Fresh Pork and Small Beer Marker
In the rear of the camp, near the Adjutant General’s office, one of three public markets opened in February 1778. Farmers were encouraged to sell their produce to the short-rationed soldiers. Fresh Pork, Fat, Turkey, Goose, Rough-skinned Potatoes, Turnips, Indian Mead, Sour Crout, Leaf Tobacco, New Milk, Cyder, and Small Beer were included in the list of articles published in the Pennsylvania Packet and circulated in hand bills.
This west end of the encampment became a thronging complex. Down the road clattered hospital and supply wagons, and couriers between Washington’s Headquarters and the Continental Congress in York. Artificers’ huts were a frenzy of activity.
[Caption]: All around was the noise of blacksmiths’ and wheelwrights’ hammers and coopers’ saws as the artificers built wagons, repaired wheels, and made barrels.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
Location. 40° 5.97′ N, 75° 28.211′ W. Marker is unreadable. Marker is in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Schuylkill Township. It can be
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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 location: Valley Forge Honor Roll (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rev. John Carmichael (about 500 feet away); Gen. Andrew Porter (about 500 feet away); The Baptists (about 500 feet away); Patrick Henry. of Va. (about 500 feet away); Rev. David Jones, A.M. (about 500 feet away); Gen. Peter Muhlenburg (about 500 feet away); To Marylanders Who Served Here (about 600
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 16, 2025
2. Fresh Pork and Small Beer Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 16, 2025
3. Fresh Pork and Small Beer Marker
Marker is to the left of the Valley Forge NHP sign, in the distance.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 54 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
