The Republican journal., 1900-01-18
Historic Valley Forge.

This Most Famous Camping Ground of
the Revolution.
1t was on the third day of last October
that made pilgrimage to Valley Forge
This famous old camping ground of the
Revolution is less than so miles from Phil
adeiphia and is reached by rail over the
Schuylkill valley line OF the Philadelphia
and Heading railroad. The day was per-
feet. and the sky looked So beautiful. with
just tletey cloud here and there. that he
sweet lines OF Whittier came to my mind
as we lett the city Of Blotherly Love in
the distance:
lee sky W as a tenn les arch.
The blue and the Way air
l. GLORIOUS SAITH the spirit march
of messengers al pray err
70 the New Highlander who visits Valley
Forge the first great point OF interest is to
look over Washington'S Headquarters,
near the depot, and then climb the steep
hills ard view the ground occupied by the
minute men of Massachusetts and the To-
cation Of General Henry knox's artillery
The traces of the old entertainments which
our brave patriots threw up to more
thoroughly fortity themsel es against the
british are stu to be seen, and the posi-
hons of the various bli4ades are also
pointed out; but these oid grass covered
landmmks will soon fade away. and then
en"d-bt forever to the exact position of
i+4ese different bngades and 20 the head
quarters ot Lafayette, Green. Knox and
Na}ne
"1at ii burning shame and disgrace it
N"u'l Jr Ion tHls if't and powerful nation
'aaN iAls Aethnka Washington Uould
pom MS anger tlon due starry heavens
ArH ea "WiN, beloved coGutiy, WY do
eou Hs Congress ought so appro-
l't H'rIerI monty to preserve ibis
iIt." -" Gtal Eo WE hemtS IF all
'l pie. sad monuments Should be
rn .a the nemolY,vt the brave Off
rl- .r8 -o'u5I- of thc Ornamental Army
lu OIr,ted uul colonies from the domin-
Iuu u..trr A qsh EmMTu ln 1893 tie
u.Ut~s I.aui. I...i.Ia,ult Wcnt So fan AS
t..ulat. lajIc. Fngc Commission f.,
.e.4Ullc. MAINTAIN ana preserve forever
t.r Lrcola5lunar, cauf,- ground III Valley
fl-c ida. tut troe rni aymcnl oil The peo-
die. tle state. But this commission
.4. ac,.u obliged tl give 1D the work ON
,..n..,t aft i..,,l, If f,,n3s as t,e assembly
.r,t. ..p,.rapriatfd So. u03 foy The luryose.
die TeId and the land NOW owned Inv the
roum uwealtl is bounded by line drawn
lol ia from Washineton's headquarters to
the -, uylkill. thence east to a point half
wy totue picket stat on IA the Schuylkil,
,lence irGo4ularly south to a point west
~ ,ne location oi Knox artillery, thence
sulfA west to Valley Creek thence north
ou Valley Ieek to the bend thence north
east 10 the camp of Mcintosh's brigade,
thence west to Washington adquarters
bell eve, however, that it is the intent
Of the Quaker City Chapter of the Daugh-
tens Of the Revolution to acquire the en-
hre tirjd remaining and to call upon each
STATE IN The | mon whose soldiers formed
P"Is ~ the continental army 10 assist
mem III lhe way OF luhos' so they can
erect iioDt'"i mere ana remodel the
GROUNDS INTO great PARK. W hat noble
Hn0el'dhlng ny 'heSe palllpnc women,
aug NAo "'uo'S on' maj lhey VIII
succeed
II was the women OF our country who
saved MI Nelhoh 10 us ana also restored
Independence Han, whose walls have RING
WIN ING tielnence u ia'llcE Hehly and
oJhtl great orators OF colonial days. Oh.
his'"llc spot what memories rush in upon
us nov Here II was ihat the stout heart
pa patriots suffered so terribly in HE
SHOW and ice over one hundred yeals ago.
Here # Was, as Washington looked with
pity and sorrow on lis halefooted and
ragged army shiVeling in he icy air that
he WAS led to dispatch the following mes
SAGE tp the Continental Congress in its ref
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