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Waterman Monument, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, circa 1920

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsPatriotic
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Waterman Monument, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, circa 1920, RI, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Waterman Monument, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, circa 1920, RI, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A tall granite obelisk, the Waterman Monument, stands on a grassy hillside at Valley Forge, enclosed by an iron fence with a wreath at its base and an American flag carved on the shaft. The monument honors Brigadier General Anthony Wayne's brigade, whose soldiers wintered at Valley Forge with Washington's army in 1777–78; the site became a Pennsylvania state park in 1893 and a national historical park in 1976. The card is a tinted view with a sunset sky over the surrounding hills.

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PublisherD. J. Voorhees
THE WATERMAN MONUMENT, VALLEY FORGE, PA. --- THE WATERMAN MONUMENT, VALLEY FORGE, PA. Monument erected by the Daughters of the Revolution to the heroic dead of Valley Forge at the grave of Lieutenant John Waterman of Rhode Island. Inscription. “Near this spot lies Lieuten- ant John Waterman, died April 23, 1778, whose grave alone of all his comrades was marked.” PUBLISHED BY D. J. VOORHEES, VALLEY FORGE, PA. C. T. AMERICAN ART COLORED POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE C.T. ART COLORED
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PublisherD. J. Voorhees
Series91243
ConditionGood
Place mentionedRI
PublisherD. J. Voorhees, Valley Forge, PA
NotesWhite border; tinted halftone lithograph with visible dot screen; card number 91243 at lower right; light vertical crease near upper left edge. No postmark. Divided-back white-border card; glossy; publisher imprint D. J. Voorhees, Valley Forge, PA; no handwritten message or address.

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Waterman Monument, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, circa 1920, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/waterman-monument-valley-forge-pennsylvania-circa-1920. Accessed October 25, 2026.