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Show IN HONOR OF HEROES OF VALLEY FORGE 1 v A 1 wvyi j. Arch of Triumph at Valley Forge, Pa., Dedicated to the American Continental Con-tinental Army Whose Sufferings During the Winter of 1777-78 Made That Place Historic The Log Cabin Is Typical of the Quarters in Which the Soldiers Spent the Winter. The arch of triumph for which congress con-gress appropriated $100,000 in 1910 has been built and dedicated to the American soldiers ivho endured such terrible privations while in winter quarters at Valley Forge in 1777-78. In 1S93 the state of Pennsylvania bought 475 acres of land covering the site of the camp and formed it into "Valley Forge Park." The new monument, mon-ument, which occupies a prominent place in this park, is in the style of a Roman arch and is a massive granite structure, 60 feet high, with inscriptions inscrip-tions commemorating the sufferings ol the soldiers. Near the arch, and forming form-ing a sharp contrast with it, is a log cabin typical of the quarters in which the continental army under General Washington spent that memorable winter in our country's history. Popular Mechanics. |