Whitemarsh Township near Fort Washington in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hope Lodge
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
1. Hope Lodge Marker
White Marsh Estate
served as
Army Medical Headquarters
November and December 1777 for
George Washingtons army
Commemorated 1995
Sons of the American Revolution
( Second Marker : )
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1777.
Location. 40° 7.496′ N, 75° 12.94′ W. Marker is near Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Whitemarsh Township. It can be reached from South Bethlehem Pike north of Mathers Lane, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 553 S Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington PA 19034, 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Hope Lodge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Washington (approx. 0.4 miles away); On the Wing (approx. half a mile away); Birds of a Feather (approx. half a mile away); Is That an Eagle? (approx. half a mile away);
this page online
Also see . . . Histic Hope Lodge. Website homepage (Submitted on November 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
2. Hope Lodge Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
3. Second Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
4. Second Hope Lodge Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
5. Hope Lodge Markers
Both markers can be seen in this photo.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
6. Hope Lodge
This Georgian mansion was built between 1743 and 1748 by Samuel Morris. It was designed by Edmund Woolley, architect of Independence Hall.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
7. Dining Room in Hope Lodge
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
8. Hope Lodge Bedroom
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
9. Hope Lodge Kitchen
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
10. Hope Lodge Marker
The area around Hope Lodge was the site of the American army encampment from November 2 through December 11, 1777. Troops are seen here drilling in front of the mansion.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2013
11. Skirmish at Hope Lodge
American troops repel a British attack on the grounds of the Hope Lodge.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 880 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on November 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
