Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . ck the entrenched position at Valley Forge, a strong point, duringthe severe season, although everything was prepared with that intention, judgingit imprudent until the season should afford a prospect of reaping the advantagesthat ought to have resulted in success in that measure; but having good informationin the spring that the enemy had strengthened his camp by additional works andbeing certain of moving him from thence when the campaign should open, I droppedall thoughts of attack. The structures which sheltered the army were built of logs an
Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . ck the entrenched position at Valley Forge, a strong point, duringthe severe season, although everything was prepared with that intention, judgingit imprudent until the season should afford a prospect of reaping the advantagesthat ought to have resulted in success in that measure; but having good informationin the spring that the enemy had strengthened his camp by additional works andbeing certain of moving him from thence when the campaign should open, I droppedall thoughts of attack. The structures which sheltered the army were built of logs and were fourteenby sixteen feet in dimensions. Wooden chimneys, lined with clay, were built againstthe rear sides. Twelve soldiers were housed in each hut. A quaint description of the scene during those early winter days at ValleyForge is that found in a letter written by Thomas Paine to Benjamin Franklin,who was in Paris. Washington offered a reward of twelve dollars in each regiment to theparty doing the best and quickest work in building. 33. Old School House on Washington Lane Built in 1705 by Letitia, a daughter of William Penn. Tradition has it that thebuilding was used as a hospital by the army surgeons. This interesting structureforms a convenient place of refuge for visitors in the vicinity in case of showers. It was only after painstaking research upon the part of ex-Governor Penny-packer and the Valley Forge Park Commissioners that the historic value of thisquaint little relic of Colonial days was brought to light. It is located in the Valleyto the south of Mount Joy, upon Washington Lane. Nearly opposite is the schoolhouse in which the children of the neighborhood are now instructed. The artillerywas parked in this immediate vicinit}^ which was the centre of the cantonment.
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