Waterman Monument, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, circa 1940

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials National & State Parks Patriotic
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Waterman Monument, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A tall white obelisk, the Waterman Monument, rises from a stepped granite base decorated with a carved eagle and shield, flanked by two cannons and approached by a paved walkway with low red-brown walls. An American flag flies at left, and the National Memorial Arch is visible on the distant ridge. The monument stands in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the site of the Continental Army's winter encampment of 1777–78, now preserved as a national historical park.

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PublisherLynn H. Boyer, Jr.

V. F. 72—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 Lieutenant John Water- man, died April 23, 1778, whose grave alone of all his comrades was marked." LYNN H. BOYER, JR., WILDWOOD, N. J. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 6B-H233

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Publisher	Lynn H. Boyer, Jr.
Series	V.F. 72
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Valley Forge, PA
Place mentioned	RI
Publisher	Lynn H. Boyer, Jr., Wildwood, NJ
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; narrow white border at edges; slight wear at corners. No postmark. Divided back; linen texture; handwritten date Jan 26, 1952; tape stains.

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Waterman Monument, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/waterman-monument-valley-forge-pennsylvania-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.