I am sad to read this about Valley Forge - I visited VF with my family when I was 10 years old and have never forgotten the experience. This sounds like more of the crumbling of our society/civilization.
I am sad to read this about Valley Forge - I visited VF with my family when I was 10 years old and have never forgotten the experience. This sounds like more of the crumbling of our society/civilization.
The park used to have multi-purposes. Their was the visitor center, and some of the cabins would have re-enactors and there was a cannon area. So you could go for the history, but then you had areas where you could then picnic and fly a kite, plenty of space to throw a frisbee. Near the General Wayne statue is a large hill that could never be used for anything official. About a 200 foot wide by 600 foot long hill that was great for sledding. Kids didn't have to worry about cars like in their neighborhoods. In Jan/Feb there isn't much usage of the park anyway outside apart from some hearty joggers. For many months it becomes the equivalent of those downtown outdoor stadiums the public pays for that don't get used in the off season. It's a shame. And in Gettysburg Park, they took out the tall tower that was great for viewing up high the grounds to get a better idea of the flow of troops and such. (And for kids was a fun place to walk down the outside stairs while the parents took the elevator.)
I am sad to read this about Valley Forge - I visited VF with my family when I was 10 years old and have never forgotten the experience. This sounds like more of the crumbling of our society/civilization.
Mrs. "the Knife"
The park used to have multi-purposes. Their was the visitor center, and some of the cabins would have re-enactors and there was a cannon area. So you could go for the history, but then you had areas where you could then picnic and fly a kite, plenty of space to throw a frisbee. Near the General Wayne statue is a large hill that could never be used for anything official. About a 200 foot wide by 600 foot long hill that was great for sledding. Kids didn't have to worry about cars like in their neighborhoods. In Jan/Feb there isn't much usage of the park anyway outside apart from some hearty joggers. For many months it becomes the equivalent of those downtown outdoor stadiums the public pays for that don't get used in the off season. It's a shame. And in Gettysburg Park, they took out the tall tower that was great for viewing up high the grounds to get a better idea of the flow of troops and such. (And for kids was a fun place to walk down the outside stairs while the parents took the elevator.)