Valley Forge National Historical Park

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historic site national historical park protected area

Valley Forge National Historical Park is a historic site in Pennsylvania that preserves the winter encampment area of George Washington’s Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site → national historical park → protected area →
area	approximately 3,500 acres →
contains	Muhlenberg Brigade huts → National Memorial Arch → Von Steuben statue → Washington Memorial Chapel → Washington’s Headquarters → bicycle trails → historic earthworks → interpretive trails → museum exhibits → picnic areas → reconstructed soldiers’ log huts → visitor center →
country	United States →
designation	National Historical Park →
established	July 4, 1976 →
establishedBy	United States Congress →
governingBody	National Park Service →
historicalPeriod	American Revolutionary War →
listedIn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania → Pennsylvania →
locatedNear	King of Prussia, Pennsylvania → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Valley Forge, Pennsylvania →
locatedOn	Schuylkill River →
namedAfter	Valley Forge →
offers	educational programs → guided tours → historical interpretation programs →
openToPublic	yes →
partOf	National Park System →
preserves	earthworks and defensive lines of the Continental Army → headquarters sites of General George Washington → historic landscapes of the American Revolutionary War → site of the 1777–1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army →
previousDesignation	Valley Forge State Park →
previousGoverningBody	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania →
primaryTheme	American independence → Continental Army winter encampment → military training and discipline under Baron von Steuben →
significantCommander	George Washington →
significantEvent	winter encampment of George Washington’s Continental Army →
significantEventEndDate	June 1778 →
significantEventStartDate	December 1777 →
significantMilitaryForce	Continental Army →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben ("Valley Forge, Pennsylvania") → John Eisenhower ("Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, United States") →	residence
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania →	contains
Pennsylvania →	containsSite
Walter Krueger ("Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, United States") →	deathPlace
Chester County, Pennsylvania →	hasHistoricSite
Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area →	includes
National Historical Parks of the United States →	includesExample
Valley Forge National Historical Park ("Valley Forge, Pennsylvania") →	locatedNear
King of Prussia →	near
Paul Philippe Cret ("National Memorial Arch, Valley Forge") →	notableWork
Valley Forge National Historical Park ("Valley Forge State Park") →	previousDesignation