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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

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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

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Did You Know?

The huts used by Washington's guard, framed by falling snow.

Valley Forge was the third of the eight American winter encampments during the Revolutionary War. It is the best known of the eight, however, because it is remembered as the birthplace of the Continental Army.