On December 19, 1777, George Washington led a weary Continental Army into Valley Forge, 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. This was the beginning of a six-month encampment and major turning point in the American Revolutionary War. Within days of arriving at Valley Forge, troops began constructing approximately 2,000 log huts in parallel lines that would house …
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