Varnum's Quarters - Valley Forge, PA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The marker is the standard horizontal marker found at every NPS battlefield and NRHP site. The interpretive is framed in thick, black metal, four feet or so off of the ground and angled up to the viewer for easy reading. The marker is located on a footpath from the Valley Forge Road parking lot. After parking, proceed along the NPS paved trail and pass the General Friedrich von Steuben Statue (419). The marker and the house will be just down a gentle slope, and along the right or south side of Valley Forge Road if traveling east. This is the third of these interpretives along the walking trail. The marker reads:

When he moved in, General James Varnum used one room as both living quarters and brigade headquarters, and even held general courts martial. The owners, David and Elizabeth Stephens and their family, were allowed to remain in the rest of the house. A large portion of their farmland was used for the Grand Parade.

When Varnum’s hut was completed, he joined his Rhode Island and Connecticut brigades hutted on both sides of the road near Stephens’ home.

More About the Interpretive
The background of the marker features a picture of General Varnum and his officers in the Stephens house. The upper right of the marker contains a portrait of Brigadier General James Varnum, and below this is a layout of Varnum’s Quarters on the second floor of Stephens’ house.

General James Varnum of Rhode Island quartered with the David Stephens family for a period of the Valley Forge encampment. Their 18th century farmhouse has been restored and furnished to reflect the appearance at that time. Living history interpreters tell the story of how the Continental Army's encampment impacted local civilians. SOURCE

Group that erected the marker: National Park Service, Valley Forge National Historical Park Dept. of the Interior URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Valley Forge National Military Park Valley Forge Road King of Prussia, PA USA 19406

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