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Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge National Historical Park is a national memorial dedicated to General George Washington and an active Episcopal parish in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. [1] The church was inspired by a sermon preached by Anglican minister Reverend Dr. W. Herbert Burk, founder and first rector of the parish. [2]
Washington Memorial Chapel (1903–17), Milton B. Medary architect, Valley Forge National Park, Valley Forge Valley Forge (Seated Washington) (1879), by Franklin Simmons. A bronze statuette in the chancel. George Washington Window, by Nicola D'Ascenzo. A stained glass window depicting 36 scenes from Washington's life. National Patriots Bell ...
Valley Forge was established as the first state park of Pennsylvania in 1893 by the Valley Forge Park Commission (VFPC) "to preserve, improve, and maintain as a public park the site on which General George Washington's army encamped at Valley Forge." [7] The area around Washington's headquarters was chosen as the park site.
Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, PA Edward Maene (21 April 1852, Bruges, Belgium – 4 December 1931, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Belgian-American architectural sculptor , woodcarver and cabinetmaker .
The Centennial and Memorial Association of Valley Forge [1] was incorporated in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1878, with the objective of saving, acquiring, restoring, and preserving General Washington's Valley Forge Headquarters [2] and surrounding acreage as parcels of it became available. [3]
The National Memorial Arch is a monument located in Valley Forge National Historical Park of Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The memorial arch honors the arrival of General George Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge, which was the site of their military camp during the winter of 1777–78. Construction on the structure ...
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.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (1916), Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [28] Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. [29] D'Ascenzo and his family are buried in the churchyard. Martha Washington Window: The Abundant Life (1918), north wall (over altar). George Washington Window (year), south wall (over entrance). [30]