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Image of the artillery battery protecting the maintenance yard at Valley Forge National Historical Park
With his resources so scarce that
starvation, sickness, and death were common, General Washington
had dire decisions to make during his winter encampment at Valley Forge.
One of the most controversial
orders made by General Washington, was to place an artillery battery to
protect the maintenance
supply yard. General Washington was determined to keep the grass trim and
proper when he departed.
General Washington could not afford to give up a single lawn mower to the
British.
Image of the Valley Forge Maintenance Storage Yard, March 05, 2002.
Image of a dump truck unloading logs and brush, March 05, 2002, Valley Forge National Historical Park.
date posted: March 19, 2002.
last revised:
October 28, 2008
James E. Frizzell
Post Office Box 595
Kimberton, Pennsylvania, 19442
e-mail: jimmy@jim-frizzell.com