Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War.
Read more about Valley Forge: History, Baron (Freiherr) Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben, Valley Forge National Historical Park
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