Milepost 4,836 (Exton/Philadelphia)

We drove from Gettysburg to the Philadelphia area today.  We'll be here until Tuesday morning.  The drive took us through Dutch Country, but we didn't find much that interested us there.

This afternoon, we went to Valley Forge, which is where the Continental Army, under the leadership of General George Washington, spent the 1777-78 winter.  The top photo shows replicas of the log huts that housed the soldiers.  Little know fact:  as the photo shows, soldiers were permitted to have their own bicycles.  Who knew?

General Washington   had somewhat better quarters.  He and his staff lived in the Isaac Potts House, which was the focal point of camp activities. Martha joined him for four months.  This is the original house, which has been restored to look as much as possible the way it did back in 1777-78.

Lastly, as the final photo shows, General Washington himself made an appearance.  Seemed like a nice guy.

Tomorrow, on to the Liberty Bell.