HOW TO REACH VALLEY FORGE. Valley Forge is on the Reading Division of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, 23.6 miles from Philadelphia. There are several trains each way, daily. The single fare is $0.58 and the round trip $0.94. The ten-trip ticket (good for parties) is $4.20. Special rates are made to organizations, Sunday schools, etc., from any point on the Reading System, on application to the General Passenger Agent, Reading Terminal, Philadelphia. The Headquarters and the entrance to the Park are near the station. The location of the stations and their relation to the encampment are shown by the small map. Valley Forge can also be reached by the Pennsylvania Railroad, from Broad Street Station. Betzwood is the station for the State Park. It is 21.7 miles from Philadelphia. The single fare is $0.54; the round trip $0.84, and the ten-trip $3.80 (good for parties). The Right Line Boulevard entrance is a little over a half-mile from Betzwood Station. The Headquarters are two and a half-miles from Betzwood. If carriages be ordered from Norristown one station is as convenient as another. Upon the completion of the Phoenixville, Valley Forge and Strafford Electric Railway, Valley Forge may be reached by trolley, either by the way of Strafford, Phoenixville or Norristown and Bridgeport. This will also afford admirable opportunities for visiting the points of interest in the encampment, as may be seen from the map of the proposed route. This Company's map of its connections shows the routes available to the tourist to Valley Forge. Automobilists have the choice of several routes to Valley Forge. Among these are the following: City Hall, Philadelphia, Broad Street, to Spring Garden, to Lemon Hill, to Girard Avenue Bridge, to Belmont Avenue, to Conshohocken Road, to Philadelphia, Bala and Bryn Mawr Turnpike, through Bryn Mawr to Gulph Mills, Gulph Road through King of Prussia to Valley Forge. City Hall, Market Street to Lancaster Avenue, over Lancaster Pike to Bryn Mawr, right to Montgomery Avenue, to Gulph Mills, Gulph Road through King of Prussia to Valley Forge. City Hall, Broad Street, to Vine, to Parkway, to Park Drive, to Ridge Avenue, to Norristown, to Jeffersonville, to Port Kennedy, to River Road to Valley Forge. HOTELS. "The Washington Inn," near the Headquarters. "The Valley Forge Inn," near the Headquarters. "The Mansion House," in Valley Forge. “The Port Kennedy Inn,” at Port Kennedy Station. "The Kenhurst," Port Kennedy, near the Right Line Boulevard. "The King of Prussia Inn," King of Prussia. "The Globe Hotel," Centreville. On several farms in the neighborhood there are excellent accommodations for boarders. Address, Mrs. John W. Andrews, or Mrs. William M. Stephens, Port Kennedy, Pa. "The Martha Washington Tea Room,” is open on Saturday afternoons during the summer at the Washington Memorial Chapel. WHAT TO SEE AT VALLEY FORGE. Washington's Marquee. (Valley Forge Museum.) Washington's Headquarters. Open daily from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. (Summer Schedule.) The Earthworks. The Camp School. The Waterman Monument. The Wayne Monument. The Washington Memorial Chapel. Open daily from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. The Cloister of the Colonies. The Valley Forge Museum of American History. Open daily, except Sunday, from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. The Soldiers' Hut. (Reproduction.) The Brigade Hospital. (Reproduction.) Headquarters of Commanding Officers. (No admis sion.) View from the Observatory on Mount Joy. |