Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . The Foundations of the Forge Dam CHAPTER I. VALLEY FORGE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY-SEVEN See Note upon page 65. NINETEEN miles in a direct line northwest from the centre of Philadelphiaa small stream, having its rise in the fertile bottoms of the Chester Valley,pours northward through a deep and shadowy defile into the SchuylkillRiver. Midway up this ravine, distant half a mile from the river, a smalliron-working industry called the Mountjoy Forge had been in operationmany years prior to the Revolutionary War. This forge was reputed to have beenthe fi
Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . The Foundations of the Forge Dam CHAPTER I. VALLEY FORGE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY-SEVEN See Note upon page 65. NINETEEN miles in a direct line northwest from the centre of Philadelphiaa small stream, having its rise in the fertile bottoms of the Chester Valley,pours northward through a deep and shadowy defile into the SchuylkillRiver. Midway up this ravine, distant half a mile from the river, a smalliron-working industry called the Mountjoy Forge had been in operationmany years prior to the Revolutionary War. This forge was reputed to have beenthe first one 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
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