Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . ne built in the province. One report refers to its sale by the originalowner in 1719, but Mr. Howard M. Jenkins, after a painstaking search of therecords, states that it was built by Stephen Evans, Daniel Walker and JosephWilliams in 1742, and was sold wholly or in part to John Potts in 1757. Healso concludes that it was situated upon the northeastern side of the stream. Itwas also known as the valley forge. Further down the stream were a sawmill and a grist mill. Nearby, with an outlook upon the river, was the stoneresidence which, at the openin
Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . ne built in the province. One report refers to its sale by the originalowner in 1719, but Mr. Howard M. Jenkins, after a painstaking search of therecords, states that it was built by Stephen Evans, Daniel Walker and JosephWilliams in 1742, and was sold wholly or in part to John Potts in 1757. Healso concludes that it was situated upon the northeastern side of the stream. Itwas also known as the valley forge. Further down the stream were a sawmill and a grist mill. Nearby, with an outlook upon the river, was the stoneresidence which, at the opening of the Revolutionary War, was the home of IsaacPotts, grandson of John Potts, who operated the saw and grist mills. Dating from^ITh the forge was owned by William Dewees, Jr., a colonel of militia. Informationhaving reached the British officers that a quantity of ordnance stores and flourintended for the Continental Army was stored here, the enemy burned the lowermills during the march of the British column through this section in September,. The Present Mill and \allev Road 1777. The forge was not burned. It was from this forge that many a camp-ovenwas provided with iron plates taken by the soldiers. The heights were covered by the primeval forest, but the arable land inthe vicinity in both Montgomery and Chester Counties was farmed by thethrifty Quaker and Welsh elements which had long been settled here. To the neighborhood of this retired spot came the Continental Army, uponDecember 19, 1777, seventy-six days after the disastrous battle of Germantown. General Washington brought to this refuge from his camps in the vicinity ofWhite Marsh, a place twelve miles from the city, a force of about 11,000 men. Hisarmy remained in its quarters upon these bleak hills six months, and during thatperiod suffered hardships, which have made the name of Valley Forge the synonymof all that is heroic and faithful in the fame of the men who served in the patriotarmy and finally secured to us
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