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Valley Forge, Pennsylvania | |
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  Valley Forge Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Show map of Pennsylvania Valley Forge Valley Forge (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:40°5′49″N75°28′12″W / 40.09694°N 75.47000°W /40.09694; -75.47000 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Township | Schuylkill |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 19481, 19482, 19484, 19493–19496 |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
The village ofValley Forge is an unincorporated settlement. It is located on the west side ofValley Forge National Historical Park at the confluence ofValley Creek and theSchuylkill River inPennsylvania. The remaining village is inSchuylkill Township ofChester County. It once spanned Valley Creek intoMontgomery County.
The name Valley Forge is often used to refer to anywhere in the general vicinity of the park. Many places will use the name even though they are actually inKing of Prussia,Trooper,Oaks, and other nearby communities. This leads to some ambiguity on the actual location of the modern village. There is a partial re-creation of the historic village from the time of theAmerican Revolution that is located just within the outskirts of the park.
In 1751, there was a forge at the mouth of the East Valley creek used to convertpig iron into bar iron. It was advertised for sale as the property of Daniel Walker, Stephen Evans, and Joseph Williams. It was originally called Mount Joy forge but came to be known as Valley Forge. The pig iron used at Valley Forge was hauled fromWarwick Furnace.
In September 1777, theBritish Army burned it, andGeorge Washington entrenched theContinental Army in December on the Montgomery County side of Valley Creek, opposite Valley Forge.General Washington's headquarters were established at the substantial stone house of Isaac Potts. After theRevolutionary War, another Valley Forge was built on the other side of Valley creek; it was in ruins in 1816.[1]
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