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

Quarters of Major General William Alexander

Lord Sterling

— Placed on the National Register of Historic Places • 1974 —

Quarters of Major General William Alexander Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, July 10, 2012

1. Quarters of Major General William Alexander Marker

Inscription. Quarters of
Maj. Gen. William Alexander
Lord Sterling

Continental Army During the Valley Forge Encampment
December 19, 1777 – June 19, 1778
Maj. James Monroe
Fifth President of the United States
Also quartered here
as Aide-De-Camp to Stirling
Home of Parson William Currie
Erected
December 19, 1975

Erected 1975 by Pennsylvania Society Sons of the Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #05 James Monroe series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 1821.

Location. 40° 5.055′ N, 75° 27.736′ W. Marker is near Malvern, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Tredyffrin Township. It is on Yellow Springs Road, on the right when traveling west. This marker is ½ mile or so west of Knox Covered Bridge, in Valley Forge National Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 547 Yellow Springs Rd, Malvern PA 19355, 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 (approx. half a mile away); Knox’s Quarters (approx.

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half a mile away); Upper Forge Site (approx. 0.7 miles away); Innerline Defense (approx. 0.8 miles away); To Build a Redoubt (approx. 0.8 miles away); Scott's Brigade (approx. 0.9 miles away); Virginia (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Memory of Unknown Soldiers (approx. 0.9 miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Stirling HQ - National Register - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 5, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Quarters of Major General William Alexander - Lord Stirling image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, July 10, 2012

2. Quarters of Major General William Alexander - Lord Stirling

Quarters of Lord Stirling image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, July 10, 2012

3. Quarters of Lord Stirling

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,025 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on January 5, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.