Monthly Archives: June 2009

Valley Forge

The United States Memorial Arch, located at the intersection of Outerline Drive and Gulph Road, was erected to commemorate the arrival of General George Washington and his Continental Army into Valley Forge. Revolutionary war era Canon pointed over the hill where General Peter Muhlenberg’s Brigade anchored the outer line of defense at the Valley Forge...

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Hopewell Furnace

32 foot diameter water wheel on grounds of the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site located in Elverson, PA. Iron production at Hopewell Furnace required a blast of air to bring the heat of the furnace above 2800 degrees (Fahrenheit). The water wheel supplied the power for this air blast by pumping a pair of pistons...

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