Schuylkill Township near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
To Marylanders Who Served Here
| | For the Freedom of you who read this | |
Photographed by Keith S Smith, January 3, 2012
1. To Marylanders Who Served Here Marker
Col. Tench Tilghman, Confidential Aide to Washington, who wrote:---
--“formerly of my family - in every action (of) the main army - often refused his pay - left as fair reputation as ever belonged to human character”--.
The Two Maryland Brigades
Maj. Gen. John Sullivan Brig. Gen. William Smallwood
1st Reg. Col. John H. Stone 5th Reg. Col. William Richardson
2nd Reg. Col. Thomas Price 6th Reg. Col. Otho H. Williams
3rd Reg. Col. Mordecai Gist 7th Reg. Col. John Gunby
4th Reg. Col. Josiah C. Hall Reg. of Col. Moses Hazen
Artillery:- Capt. Wm. Browns Co. and Capt. Richard Dorseys Co.
And as Washington wrote,---“the men-“
“— without clothes to cover their nakedness – blankets to lie upon – without shoes – their marches traced by blood from their feet – through frost and snow – without house or hut – or provisions – submitting without murmur --“
For the Freedom of you who read this
Erected by
The Maryland Society of Pennsylvania
1963
Erected 1963 by The Maryland Society
this page online
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 5.966′ N, 75° 28.084′ W. Memorial is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Schuylkill Township. It is on Valley Forge Road (Route 23), on the left when traveling east. This marker is very close to Valley Forge Park but not in the park proper. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1886 Valley Forge Rd, Phoenixville PA 19460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Fresh Pork and Small Beer (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line);
Photographed by Keith S Smith, January 3, 2012
2. To Marylanders Who Served Here Marker
Photographed by Keith S Smith, January 3, 2012
3. To Marylanders Who Served Here Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 9, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
