. The Pennsylvania railroad : its origin, construction, condition, and connections ; embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . WEST WALNUT STREET. PHILADELPHIA. 69 Col. John Lacy and their Pennsylvaniansraided, with a daring that no obstacles couldcheck, for provisions to feed Washingtonsstarving army at Valley Forge. It wasthrough the streets of Philadelphia that theHessians, captured at Trenton, were marchedby their tattered guards.
. The Pennsylvania railroad : its origin, construction, condition, and connections ; embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . WEST WALNUT STREET. PHILADELPHIA. 69 Col. John Lacy and their Pennsylvaniansraided, with a daring that no obstacles couldcheck, for provisions to feed Washingtonsstarving army at Valley Forge. It wasthrough the streets of Philadelphia that theHessians, captured at Trenton, were marchedby their tattered guards. It was throughthe same streets that the entire Continentalarmy paraded, headed by Washington, whenit became necessary to convince the doubt-ing that the struggle against the power ofGreat Britain was not a hopeless one. Andit was here that Pennsylvanias Committeeof Safety put forth that unconquerable zealand determination which knew no shadowof fear and no abatement of hope until thewar had accomplished all they desired. During the war the British forces held pos-session of Philadelphia about nine months,having entered it on the 26th of September, 1777, and evacuated it on the 19th of June, 1778. The winter they passed here wasmarked by unusual gayety, and the Britishofficers we
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