Brother D arrived yesterday to visit me in G Town; he'll be here for a couple weeks for his first experience of the right hand coast. He came on the train . . . and is just today loosing his train version of sea legs.
Today, we headed out to go to Costco for a few things, and decided to visit Valley Forge when the exit to VF was only 2 miles from the shopping exits for the biggest mall on the east coast.
We didn't have cameras, as we weren't planning for anything significant, so you will have to visualize this in your mind. The Continental Army wintered at Valley Forge December 1777 to June 1778. A city was created by the soldiers with their log huts; rations were scanty; the ground was muddy; AND they survived to become a stronger fighting force than before. History makes so much more sense when you walk the land where something happened, rather than read it in a text book. There were no battles at Valley Forge; it was one of eight winter encampments.
Costumed interpreters tell the story of firing a musket and the life in camp. The house that General Washington occupied during the encampment was nearby. Other buildings that formed the community of Valley Forge are gone.
Pretty interesting shopping trip, all in all!
D listening to the story of Valley Forge on his cell phone.
(We retraced our steps for photos later.)
Miss C visiting General Washington's headquarters house
Valley Forge
A Revolutionary Soldier telling us about General Washington's headquarters
A cabin at Valley Forge. All the cabins are reconstructions.
Each regiment had an area of Valley Forge for their men with "streets."
The biggest complaint was MUD. Supplies were difficult to obtain.
The Winter Camp at Valley Forge was occupied for just 6 months.
(We left wondering why General Washington hadn't sent over to Costco for supplies.
They even deliver!
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