Washington Memorial Chapel and Bell Tower, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, circa 1940

Subjects: Churches Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Washington Memorial Chapel and Bell Tower, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A tree-shaded view of the Washington Memorial Chapel and its tall stone Bell Tower at Valley Forge, with a low arcaded cloister wall in the foreground. The chapel was built beginning in 1903 to the design of architect Milton B. Medary as a memorial to George Washington and the Continental Army's 1777-78 winter encampment at Valley Forge; it serves as an active Episcopal parish and houses the Justice Bell, a replica of the Liberty Bell cast for the woman suffrage campaign.

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PublisherLynn H. Boyer, Jr.

V. F. 62—Washington Memorial Chapel and Bell Tower Valley Forge, Pa. --- The chapel was erected in memory of George Washington, a communicant and lay leader of this church, first service was held in 1905. The Bell Tower dedicated in 1953 contains the National Carillon of 56 Bells one for each state and one for the nation and seven small bells, making a full seven octave Carillon. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE SC-H45 GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) LYNN H. BOYER, JR., WILDWOOD, N.J.

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Publisher	Lynn H. Boyer, Jr.
Series	V. F. 62
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, PA
Publisher	Lynn H. Boyer, Jr., Wildwood, NJ
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a fine crosshatch pattern; narrow white margin at right edge; caption printed in upper left. No postmark. Divided-back Curteich linen postcard; handwritten date Jan 26, 1952; light toning and brown stain at bottom edge.

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Washington Memorial Chapel and Bell Tower, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washington-memorial-chapel-and-bell-tower-valley-forge-penns. Accessed October 25, 2026.