I had to look this up to remember the details:The National Memorial Arch commemorates the arrival of Washington and his soldiers at Valley Forge.
On the front of the memorial is a quote from George Washington’s letter to Governor George Clinton while at Valley Forge.
Naked and starving as they are
We cannot enough admire
The incomparable Patience and Fidelity
of the Soldiery
Located within the arch of the monument is a quote from a speech given by Henry Armitt Brown, an American writer and orator. Brown gave his speech at the 100 year anniversary of Valley Forge.
And here in this place of sacrifice, in this vale of humiliation, in this valley of the shadow, of that death out of which, the life of America rose, regenerate and free, let us believe, with an abiding faith, that to them, union will seem as dear, and liberty as sweet, and progress as glorious, they were to our fathers, and are to you and me, and that the institutions, which have made us happy, preserved by the, virtue of our children, shall bless, the remotest generation, to the time to come
Also located on the back of the monument are the last names of the American generals during the Revolutionary War.
During the Summer, sometimes I go there and eat lunch.
It’s a cool place.