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Park Fun

artillery firing demonstration

Park Rangers demonstrate the firing procedures of an artillery piece.

Valley Forge NHP

Watch the Artillery Firing Demonstration

Download this MPEG file and watch the artillery firing demonstration

Watch a Musket Firing Demonstration

Download this MPEG file to watch park rangers and volunteers demonstrate musket firing.


Watch one of the Sergeants from the Join the Army program demonstrate the musket drill

Download the MPEG file to watch the sergeant demonstrate the drill.

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Did You Know?

Maxwell's Library 2nd floor pictured are books and research material in the collection

Access to many National Park Library catalogs is available on-line. Valley Forge NHP is currently in the process of creating an electronic catalog. We will use this site to keep you up-to-date on our progress. Until then you might wish to access other national park libraries currently on-line. More...