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Anthony Wayne's Headquarters, 1777-78

 
 
Anthony Wayne's Headquarters, 1777-78 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
1. Anthony Wayne's Headquarters, 1777-78 Marker
Inscription.
Six hundred yards N.E. of
this stone
were the headquarters of
Anthony Wayne in 1777-78.

 
Erected 1890 by Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
 
Location. 40° 4.502′ N, 75° 26.376′ W. Marker is near Wayne, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Tredyffrin Township. Memorial is at the intersection of Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 252) and Walker Road, on the right when traveling north on Valley Forge Road. Marker is across Valley Forge Road from Valley Forge Middle School and Saint Isaac Jogues Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 West Walker Road, Wayne PA 19087, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of the Stone Chimney Picket (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scouter's Grove (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Baptist Church in the Great Valley (approx. 0.7 miles away); Captain Benjamin Bartholomew (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Memory of Unknown Soldiers (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pennsylvania Division
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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Anthony Wayne (approx. 0.9 miles away); Generals and Cattle Raids (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wayne.
 
Also see . . .
1. Anthony Wayne. (Submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Anthony Wayne. (Submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Anthony Wayne's Headquarters, 1777-78 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
2. Anthony Wayne's Headquarters, 1777-78 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,052 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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