Valley Forge station is a former railroad station at the Valley Forge park in Pennsylvania. The station was completed in 1911 by the Reading Railroad and was the point of entry to the park for travelers who came by rail through the 1950s from Philadelphia, 23.7 miles (38.1 km) distant.[2]
Valley Forge | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former SEPTA regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Valley Forge station in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Valley Forge Road (PA 23) and River Road Valley Forge National Historic Park | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°06′07″N 75°27′36″W / 40.102°N 75.4601°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | July 26, 1981[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
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[3] The station building was restored in 2009 and is now being used as a museum and information center that offers visitors a better understanding of Washington's headquarters and the village of Valley Forge.[4] Constructed of the same type stone as Washington's Headquarters, the building was erected on a large man-made embankment overlooking the headquarters site.
Near the Visitor Center is another station at Port Kennedy, on the same line. Also owned by the park, the station, both platforms and the former parking area are in a state of disrepair.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Rail Service Marks End of an Era". The News Herald. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. July 29, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Service From Philadelphia–Pottsville (1964)". Reading Company - Passenger Schedules. Reading Company Technical and Historical Society. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Official Guide of the Railways. New York: National Railway Publication Co., February, 1956.
- ^ Petersen, Nancy (January 3, 2007). "A new view of Valley Forge". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ Train Station
