Upper Merion Township near Valley Forge in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gen. Lachlan McIntosh
1727-1806
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Photographed by Eric Milask, April 6, 2013
1. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh Marker
During the winter of Valley Forge, Gen. Lachlan McIntosh of Georgia
commanded the first brigade of the Continental Amy. The Brigade
which was composed of North Carolina regiments, was quartered
in this area. McIntosh also commanded Washington's Life Guard.
To commemorate the service of Gen. McIntosh and of other
Georgians in the young Republic's critical hour of
Valley Forge. The STATE OF GEORGIA has gratefully
erected this memorial.
Erected 1959 by State of Georgia.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 6.133′ N, 75° 27.26′ W. Memorial is near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Merion Township. It is at the intersection of Valley Forge Road (Local Route 23) and Inner Line Drive, on the right when traveling east on Valley Forge Road. The Georgia State Monument is located on Valley Forge Road (Local Route 23) at the Inner Line Drive 22° right turn intersection. The monument is on the right or southeast side of the road if traveling northeast along Valley Forge Road. Parking is very, very difficult around
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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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Delaware Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Innerline Defense (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washingtons Headquarters (approx. Ό mile away); Why Valley Forge? (approx. Ό mile away); Sullivans Division (approx. Ό mile away); North of the River (approx. Ό mile away); New Jersey Brigade (approx. Ό mile away); Commander in Chiefs Guards (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valley Forge.
More about this memorial. To the rear of the monument is a recreated, log cabin/soldiers' hut. The monument is a large gray slab of rock, all roughly hewn. The monument is 4 feet 4 inches high by 3 feet 9 inches across across and 2 feet deep. In the center of the granite is a bronze plaque attached with four decorative bolts to the granite.
Regarding Gen. Lachlan McIntosh. By tradition General McIntosh is reputed to have commanded Washington's "Life Guards" but this is, at present, unverified.
Also see . . . National Park Service Inventory Page for Valley Forge National Park. (Submitted on June 17, 2013, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Eric Milask, April 6, 2013
2. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh Marker
Photographed by Eric Milask, April 6, 2013
3. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh Marker
Photographed by Eric Milask, April 6, 2013
4. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh Marker
5. General Lachlan McIntosh
Photographed by Eric Milask, April 6, 2013
6. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh Marker
Photographed by Eric Milask, April 6, 2013
7. Soldiers' Hut
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2013, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 730 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 17, 2013, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
