Description: East Face Anthony Wayne Colonel Chester Co. Battalion of Minute Men July 21 1775 Colonel 4th Penna. Infantry Battalion January 3, 1776 Brig. General Continental Army February 21, 1777 to November 3, 1778 Brevetted Major General September 30, 1783 Resolved unanimously, that the thanks of Congress be presented to Brig. General Wayne for his brave, prudent and soldierly conduct in the spirited and well-conducted attack on Stony Point that a gold medal emblematical of this action be struck and presented to Brig. General Wayne Major General and Commander-in-Chief United States Army, March 5, 1792 to December 15, 1796 West Face Chairman of the Chester County Committee 1774 Deputy to the Provincial Convention 1774 Member of the Assembly 1774, 1784-1785 Delegate to the Provincial Convention 1775 Member of the Committee of Safety 1775-1776 Member of the Council of Censors 1783 Member of the Pennsylvania Convention to, ratify the Constitution 1787. Born in Chester Co, Pennsylvania January 1 1745 Died at Presqu isle, Pennsylvania December 15 1796 North Face South Face Virtue Liberty and Independence Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Lead me forward Wayne at Stony Point DESCRIPTION: Bronze statue with Missouri red granite base. DONOR & DATE - Henry K. Bush-Brown, Sculptor; authorized by the 1905 Legislature of Pennsylvania, unveiled guest orator, the Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker, June 20, 1908. HISTORICAL DATA: The first monument to be erected by the state of Pennsylvania in Valley Forge National Historical Park and is a replica of the one commissioned for Stoney Point, New York. The site was chosen because of its location within the area of the Pennsylvania line and it is said to be in view of General Waynes Headquarters located nearby.
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Notes: HCS 3/19/2023. Original image available at this link.
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Identifier: VFP181
Serial Number: 6937
Donation: NPGallery Digital Asset Management System collection (#108)
