Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . ure until it passed intothe custody of the state. The rear room is said to have been used as Washingtonsoffice, after a log cabin had been built in the rear for a box in which he kept his papers is to be seen between thewindows. The wing building contained the kitchen, beneathwhich was a cellar, reached by stone steps. The bed-rooms upon the second floor have been furnished bythe Valley Forge and Chester County Chapters, D. A. R., andthe attic above by the Merion Chapter, D. A. R. Each articledisplayed has its own interesting stor
Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . ure until it passed intothe custody of the state. The rear room is said to have been used as Washingtonsoffice, after a log cabin had been built in the rear for a box in which he kept his papers is to be seen between thewindows. The wing building contained the kitchen, beneathwhich was a cellar, reached by stone steps. The bed-rooms upon the second floor have been furnished bythe Valley Forge and Chester County Chapters, D. A. R., andthe attic above by the Merion Chapter, D. A. R. Each articledisplayed has its own interesting story of the colonial andrevolutionary periods. It is largely due to the efforts of patriotic ladies of Chesterand Montgomery counties that not only has the headquartersbuilding been so carefully preserved, but that the entire reser-vation has been made, under the direction of the Commissioners,the splendid object lesson as it now exists. To the effectiveinterest of Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker is chiefly duethe liberal sums devoted to the A Private of theLife Guard
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