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VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL PARKArjun Madhavan
OVERVIEW
• Power Point
• Relevance
• Revolutionary War
• History of Valley Forge
• Valley Forge Today
• Park and Conservation
• My Experience
• Class Activity
• Conclusion
THESIS
Valley Forge National Park serves as a peaceful reminder of freedom won by sacrifices long ago. Its 3,600 acres of picturesque, rolling hills serve as an example of the importance of environment conservation.
PERSONAL RELEVANCE
History
Biology
Proximity
Conservation
RELEVANCE OF VALLEY FORGE
Most historic place around our area
Scenic beauty
Importance in Revolutionary War
Education (false information) http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/D35ebee6/01773_valleyforge_1280x800.jpg
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
1775-1783
“The American Revolutionary War” or “American War of Independence”
War between Great Britain and 13 former British Colonies
Colonists Rebel
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/United_States_Northern_Command_emblem.png
COMBATANTS
Colonists divided on support
Patriots & Loyalists
British
European Nations
African Americans
Native Americanshttp://www.thecaptainsmemos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Revolutionary-War.jpg
BRITISH ARMY
Spans over three and a half centuries
Occupies Boston in 1786
Boston Massacre of 1770
http://www.navycs.com/gallery2/d/9417-2/british-army-flag.jpg
AMERICAN CONTINENTAL ARMY
Formed May 10th, 1775
Local Militias
Disbanded in 1783http://files.myopera.com/SiBrunk/albums/691571/revolutionary-war-soldiers.jpg
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
Commander-in-Chief
Morale Booster
Becomes First Presidenthttp://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/uploads/2009/04/george-washington-gilbert-stuart.jpg
http://www.wicknet.org/history/jvanatta/gallery/General%20George%20Washington%20Resigning%20his%20Commission%20%28John%20Trumbull,%201824%29.jpg
BATTLES AROUND THE AREA
Philadelphia
Paoli, Brandywine, Germantown, Morristown, White Marsh
WHY VALLEY FORGE
Rest over the Winter of ’77
Close but not too close
Mount Joy Mount Misery
http://www.arago.si.edu/media/000/027/882/27882_lg.jpg
DECEMBER 19, 1777
12,000 arrive
Camp grounds selected
Construction of 2,000 of huts
http://www.freespiritart.com/images/winter-valley-forge.jpg
FOOD AND CLOTHING SHORTAGES
Irregular meat and bread supplies
Fire Cake
Starvation
Animal
Clothing
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DISEASE
Very Rampant
Poor sanitary conditions
Dysentery
Pneumonia
Jaundice
Typhoid www.solarnavigator.net/history/explorers_hist
THE DEPARTURE
June 19, 1778
British advance to NY
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QGqu4ZDNdHw/ShG3MC2vnfI/AAAAAAAAAAk/IttbYwz-w1s/s320/revolutionary-war-007.jpghttp://oathkeepers.org/oath/wp-content/uploads/Washington-at-Valley-Forge.jpg
AFTER VALLEY FORGE
5 Years of Battle
Treaty of Paris
British leave New York
US Constitution
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TODAY
NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARCH
THREATS AND CONTROVERSIES
SPEEDING
NEO-NAZI RALLY
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NATIONAL PARKS
WATER POLLUTION
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
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MILITARY CEMETERY
June 2001
200 acre cemetery
http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/washington-dc/images/s/washington-dc-arlington-national-cemetery-s.jpg
INVASIVE PLANTS
http://www.jkinjectiontools.com/images/plantpics/hogweed_1.gif
INVASIVE PLANTS
Disrupt environments
Introduced by accident
Grow quickly
http://www.aldertreegarden.com/images/DSCN0508.jpg
JAPANESE STILT GRASS
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE
MILE-A-MINUTE WEED
JAPANESE BARBERRY
http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/large/berberis_thunbergii_golden_ring.jpghttp://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2005/05/04/Kachinagirl/dd64d9.jpg
WHITE TAILED DEER
http://www.dupageforest.com/media/images/cms/District_News/Multimedia_Gallery/Photo_Galleries/White-Tailed-Deer-Fawn.jpg
http://www.theanimalfiles.com/images/white_tailed_deer_s2.jpg
RUSTY CRAYFISH
http://www.learninghowtofish.com/media/AIS/rustycrawfish.jpg
http://www.wisconline.com/feature/crayfish.jpg
ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN
http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/photos/mammals/white-tailed_deer_5924np.jpghttp://news.stanford.edu/news/2007/may2/gifs/plants_swordfern.jpg
http://bayareacomre.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/epa.jpg
WORK CITED
EyeWitness to History. "The Continental Army at Valley Forge, 1777." EyeWitness History. N.p., 2006. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/valleyforge.htm>
Bodyle, Wayne K. The Valley Forge Winter: Civilians and Soldiers in War. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2002. Print.
Kaufman, Wallace, and Sylvan Ramsey Kaufman. Invasive Plants: A Guide to Identification, Impacts, and Control of Common North American Species. Mechanicsburgh PA: Stackpole Books, 2007. Print.
NPCA. "Valley Forge National Historical Park." NPCA. National Parks Conservation Association, 2010. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://www.npca.org/mid_atlantic/ valley-forge.html>.
Ostrander, Stephen J. Great Natural Areas in Eastern Pennsylvania. Mechanicsburgh PA: Stackpole Books, 1996. Print.
Radosevich, Steven R., Jodie S. Holt, and Claudio M. Ghersa. Ecology of weeds and invasive plants. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007. Print.
Reese, Lorett. Valley Forge: Making and Remaking a National Symbol. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995. Print.
Emerson. "Valley Forge Convention & Visitor Center." Valley Forge. N.p., 2010. Web. 15 May 2010. <http://www.valleyforge.org/nationalpark/>.
Hillclimb Media. "Valley Forge National Historical Park." National Parks. Media Knowledge, 2007. Web. 18 May 2010. <http://www.valley.forge.national-park.com/>.
Multieducator. "Revolutinary War." History Centeral. Multieducator, 1998. Web. 18 May 2010. <http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/>.
Cunneen, Parker. "Revolutionary War." 42 Explore 2. 42 Explore 2, 2010. Web. 16 May 2010. <http://www.42explore2.com/revolt.htm>.
Hayes Weston. “Invasive Plants.” Ecology and Managment of Invasive Species. EMIS , 2007. Web. 16 May 2010. <http://www.invasiveplants.net/>.
NPCA. "Valley Forge National Historical Park." NPCA. National Parks Conservation Association, 2010. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://www.npca.org/mid_atlantic/ valley-forge.html>.
Mealin, Andrew. "Plant Biology Index." North Carolina State University. NCSU, 2010. Web. 18 May 2010. <http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantbiology/>.
CONCLUSION