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This is a list of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana. Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites . [ 1 ]
Valley Forge was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1961 and was listed in the initial National Register of Historic Places in 1966. [8] [9] The area covered by these listings goes outside what was then Valley Forge State Park boundaries to include four historic houses where the Marquis de Lafayette and other officers were quartered.
Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge are located between PA Route 23 and the Schuylkill River in Valley Forge National Historical Park. It is a two-and-a-half-story three-bay Georgian vernacular stone structure with a full cellar and a side gable roof. A one-and-a-half-story ell extends to the left.
W. Herbert Burk (1867-1933) was an Episcopal priest and founding vicar of the Washington Memorial Chapel in the Valley Forge National Historical Park.He is known for assembling, over the course of many years, the collection of Revolutionary War artifacts that form the core of the collection of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, and for his work to preserve Valley Forge, the ...
Following the launch of Unigov on January 1, 1970, members of the former Indianapolis Common Council and the Marion County Council were combined to form the first City-County Council. The council was composed of 29 seats: 25 representing geographic districts and four at-large. [1] The first City-County Council election occurred on November 2, 1971.
Rev. Dr. Carlos Perkins, who will become a City-County Councillor in 2024, speaks during the Democratic watch party Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at Kountry Kitchen's 910 North Event Center in Indianapolis.
Because Indianapolis is coextensive with Marion County, properties are listed by township rather than by city or town. Center Township is the location of 189 of these properties and districts, including 6 of the National Historic Landmarks; these properties and districts are listed separately. Properties and districts in Marion County's other ...
Valley Forge was the winter encampment of the Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. The Valley Forge encampment lasted six months, from December 19, 1777, to June 19, 1778. It was the third of the eight winter encampments that Washington and the Continental Army endured during the war.