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Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, was the site of the camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 in the American Revolutionary War. This was a time of great suffering for George Washington's Army, but it was also a time of retraining an rejuvenation.

Trivia about valley forge

  • It was this cold historic site that Von Steuben reorganized our army in February 1778
  • On Dec. 23, 1777 there were "2,873 men in camp unfit for duty" here "because they are barefooted and otherwise naked"
  • Prussian Baron Friedrich von Steuben arrived at this location in the winter of 1778 to train American troops
  • During the winter of 1777-78 at this site, Washington lost 1/4 of his men to malnutrition, exposure & disease
  • It's where Lafayette spent the winter of 1777-78
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands near a sculpture) Washington holds a wampum belt in this work honoring the Oneida who traveled 400 miles in the winter of 1777-78 to bring food to the starving men at this site
  • President Ford made a national historical park of this area where the Continental army got a chilly reception
  • In 1777, after defeat at Germantown, Washington led his troops to this winter camp; had a rough stay
  • Cornelia, daughter of Gen. Nathanael Greene, was conceived while he was billeted at this cold Penn. site
  • During the winter of 1777-78, Revolutionary troops were trained at this site by Baron von Steuben
  • On Dec. 26, 1776, at this location, Washington's troops woke up to find 4 more inches of snow on the ground
  • In February 1778 Baron Friedrich von Steuben arrived at this Pennsylvania site to train the Continental Army
  • The "Save Our History" episode seen here focused on this area along the Schuylkill RiverFor it was here that Washington transformed them, under horrendous conditions, from a struggling, poorly-trained group of militiamen, into conquering warriors
  • This site 20 miles from Philly let Washington's army keep pressure on the Brits but was too far away for surprise attacks

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