King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Hi Nomads-- Guess what!? Driving home I saw a sign for "Valley Forge- Next Exit". THE Valley Forge--from my 8th grade history class? Where George Washington's Continental Army camped out through the miserable Winter of 1777-78? The Valley Forge where many of the soldiers died from freezing to death rather than battle? YES-the same one! How could I drive right by? It is a gorgeous area and erected in memory of all the fallen soldiers, is this sole monument in the very field the men died in the fight to establish the United States. What great history-- and only 20 miles from Philly. Home now, planning for the next adventure! Diana
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