The Encampment

Muhlenberg's Brigade is the site of the encampment of troops led by Brigadier General Peter Muhlenberg during the winter of 1777-78. Today the area consists of nine reconstructed log soldiers' huts facing a gravel company street.

Redoubt 2 is a reconstruction of one of the five earthworks fortifications built by soldiers during the Valley Forge encampment to defend the position from a possible British attack.

The United States National Memorial Arch was erected in the early part of the 20th century on the road where soldiers marched into Valley Forge on December 19, 1777. The monument commemorates the arrival and the sacrifices of General George Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge during that winter of the American Revolutionary War.

Washington's Headquarters, also known as the Isaac Potts House, is the structure used by General George Washington and his household during the 1777-1778 encampment of the Continental Army at Valley Forge.

Redoubt 3 is the site of a partially reconstructed earthworks fortification originally constructed by Continental troops during the Valley Forge encampment and designed to help defend the camp from potential attack from the south.

Artillery Park was the central location used during the encampment to keep cannons at the ready in case of a British attack.

A stone farmhouse belonging to the Stephens family that was rented by Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum during the Valley Forge encampment to serve as quarters for the General and office space for six other military staff.

The small stone section of this house was lived in by 27-year-old Brigadier General Henry Knox during the Valley Forge encampment in 1777 and 1778.

Redoubt 4 is one of several earthen fortifications that were originally constructed by soldiers encamped at Valley Forge in order to aid in the defense of the army from possible British attack.

The Commander in Chief's guard huts are reconstructed log structures representing the quarters where soldiers of General George Washington's guard lived during the Valley Forge encampment.