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

Pennsylvania Division

Continental Army

— Valley Forge   December 19 1777   June 18 1778 —

 
 
Pennsylvania Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
1. Pennsylvania Division Marker
Inscription.
Brigadier General Anthony Wayne
First Brigade
Colonel Thomas Hartley
commanding

1st Regiment Infantry ---------- Colonel James Chambers
Raised July 1 1776   Mutered out November 3 1783

2d Regiment Infantry ---------- Colonel Henry Bicker
Raised October 25 1776   Mustered out November 3 1785

7th Regiment Infantry   Lieutenant Colonel David Grier
Raised January 1 1777   Mustered out January 17 1781

10th Regiment Infantry   Lieutenant Colonel Adam Hubley
Raised October 25 1776   Mustered out January 1 1781

Hartley’s Additional Regiment of Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Connor     Raised January 11 1777
Consolidated with 11th Regiment Infantry   January 13 1779

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1777.
 
Location. 40° 5.213′ N, 75° 26.631′ W. Marker is near Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Tredyffrin Township. Marker is on South Outer Line Drive, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the tour road in Valley Forge National Historical Park at stop 4. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9300 S Outer Line Dr, 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. Generals and Cattle Raids (within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony Wayne
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(within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Unknown Soldiers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Valley Forge Hut (about 600 feet away); Virginia (about 700 feet away); Pennsylvania Columns (approx. 0.3 miles away); Poor’s Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away); The National Memorial Arch at Valley Forge (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterbrook.
 
Also see . . .  Valley Forge National Historical Park. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Valley Forge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
2. Valley Forge Marker
First Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
3. First Brigade Marker
Brigadier General Anthony Wayne image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
4. Brigadier General Anthony Wayne
This equestrian statue of Gen. Anthony Wayne is located near the Pennsylvania Division marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 901 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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