Valley Forge (disambiguation)
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Valley Forge can refer to:
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[edit] Historical and geographical
- Valley Forge, a pivotal winter encampment of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
- Valley Forge National Historical Park, which interprets the encampment.
- Valley Forge State Park, became Valley Forge National Historical Park for the US Bicentennial in 1976.
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the small community in southeastern Pennsylvania, that lent the encampment its name.
- Valley Forge, York County, Pennsylvania, a small community in south-central Pennsylvania, near York, PA.
- Valley Forge State Forest, a state forest west of Valley Forge
[edit] Academic
- Valley Forge Military Academy and College, a private military school and college in Wayne, Pennsylvania
- Valley Forge Christian College, a private college in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
[edit] Military and Scouting
- USS Valley Forge, ships of the US Navy named to honor the sacrifices made at Valley Forge.
- Valley Forge General Hospital, a military hospital near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, open from 1950 to 1975.
- Valley Forge Pilgrimage, an annual event of the Boy Scouts of America.
[edit] Literature and the arts
- Valley Forge (song), a song by Iced Earth.
- Valley Forge, a fictional "Space Freighter" carrying geodesic domes in the film Silent Running.
- Valley Forge, an ill-fated troop transporter in Robert Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers.
- Valley Forge (play), a play by Maxwell Anderson, about the winter that George Washington spent there.