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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. FORGEC_130414_088.JPG: To the mothers of the nation and in memory of Henrietta Heckscher, died in childbirth June 11, 1912
2. FORGEC_130414_108.JPG: To the glory of god and in honor of the patriotic spirit of our ancestor Dr. Bodo Otto, and his three sons, who served their adopted country at Washington Hall, a hospital in Yellow Springs, Penna., attached to the Valley Forge encampment of General George Washington in the winter of 1777-78 during the Revolutionary War.
3. FORGEC_130414_120.JPG: To the glory of god and in honor of the brave Pennsylvanians whose lives were given for the blessings we enjoy and in loving memory of his parents wife and children who now rest from their labors, this day erected by T. Brook Belfield June 19, 1906
4. FORGEC_130414_233.JPG: On this spot stood one of the huts occupied by soldiers of Washington's Camp during the winter of 1777-1778. This reproduction was erected by Colonial Chapter of Philadelphia, Daughters of the Revolution, May 1905 Site was preserved by I. Heston Todd
5. FORGEC_130414_249.JPG: To the soldiers of Washington's army who sleep in Valley Forge 1777-1778 Erected by the Daughters of the Revolution 1901
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Wikipedia Description: Washington Memorial Chapel
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Located in Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the Washington Memorial Chapel is both an active Episcopal Parish and a tribute to General George Washington. Designed by Milton B. Medary, the Chapel resulted from a sermon preached by founder, the Rev. Dr. W. Herbert Burk of Norristown, an Episcopal priest.

History:

The money for the chapel was raised in small increments (nickels and dimes), raising the building a "few feet at a time." In the religious and patriotic zeal of the day, Dr. Burk was active in trying to preserve Valley Forge, and in the establishment of the Valley Forge Museum of American History (the predecessor to the Valley Forge Historical Society).

On June 19, 1903, the 125th anniversary of the evacuation of the continental army from Valley Forge, the cornerstone was laid on property donated by the I. Heston Todd family. A small framed building preceded the present structure. The original structure was named the "Theodore Roosevelt Chapel," in honor of President Roosevelt after his visit to the site and address in 1904.

The Chapel was completed in 1917 and is currently the home of an active parish in addition to serving as a National Memorial to Washington. The chapel serves as a wayside chapel to those who visit Valley Forge National Historical Park, and welcomes visitors from all over the world.

From the visitor's perspective the Chapel, with its central location, can appear to be a part of the park. However, the Chapel and surrounding property belong to the Episcopal Church. Across Port Kennedy Road from the Chapel sits the builder's model of the Washington Monument. This obelisk marks the grave of Lieutenant John Waterman. The original Waterman gravestone was originally on display in the visitor's center museum. The Bell Tower houses the DAR Patriot Rolls, listing those that served in the Revolutionary War, and the Chapel grounds h ...More...
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