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Mother Chick Tavern

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Description: The Mother Chick Tavern, where Nathan Hale, widely considered America's first spy during the American Revolutionary War, stopped the night before his captu...
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Star Redoubt

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Description: A road curves to the right and in the background is the Star Redoubt, a military structure built by Continental soldiers during the winter encampment of 17...
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United States Memorial Arch

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Description: A view of the United States Memorial Arch, completed in 1917. The arch was designed by Paul Philippe Cret, and exhibits the neoclassical style. The arch re...
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New Jersey Brigade Monument and Inner Line Drive

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Description: Side view of the New Jersey Brigade Monument. Atop the monument stands a New Jersey Continental Soldier, and the base reads, "New Jersey Brigade," and "Con...
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Waterman's Monument

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Description: View of Waterman's Monument, a 50 foot granite obelisk erected in 1901 by the Daughters of the Revolution. The monument marks the site of the only identifi...
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Monument

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Description: Two statues mark the entrance of the picnic area of Valley Forge National Park. The monuments consist of identical bases and an eagle on top of each column...
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Fort St. George

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Description: A view of two cannons on a battlefield at Fort St. George, in which a battle broke out on November, 23, 1780.
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Revolutionary War Memorial

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Description: View of a Revolutionary War Memorial, erected by Mrs. Nancy M. Parke in 1903. A liberty bell and eagle sit atop a list of soldiers of the war in 1776.
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Monument to the Minisink Battle

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Description: View of a monument to the Minisink Battle. The plaque reads, "Erected by the Historical Societies of the Minisink Country and of the State of New York on t...
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Surrender of General Burgoyne

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Description: Print made after John Trumball's painting, "Surrender of General Burgoyne," completed in 1822. The piece depicts General Horatio Gates in the center and G...
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Concord Chapter House

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Description: View of a colonial home which became the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House in 1894. Tombstones can be seen to the left behind the home.
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Washington at Valley Forge

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Description: View of Washington at Valley Forge.
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Statue of Nathan Hale

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Description: Statue of Nathan Hale (1755-1776), a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Base of the statue reads, "I only regret that ...
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The Minuteman Statue

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Description: View of the Minuteman Statue in a park setting. The sculpture was completed in 1874 by Daniel Chester French.
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A Map of the Present Seat of War in North America

Date: 1776
Description: Map of the American colonies and land east of the Mississippi River. Prominent cities, forts, Native American land, mountains, rivers and lakes are all sho...

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