Historic Hope Lodge and the 1777 Whitemarsh Encampment, Thurs., Sept. 7, 1 pm
Following the Friends Business Meeting, there will be a presentation about the pivotal time of the Continental Army’s encampment at the Historic Hope Lodge in 1777. The Continental Army’s encampment at Whitemarsh was the final phase of the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign during the American War for Independence. Eleven thousand Continental troops constructed camps and fortifications along the hills around Whitemarsh. […]
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