Sheilah Vance
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Gulph Mills as site of Nation’s first Thanksgiving recognized in Biden’s Thanksgiving Address
Shout out to President Biden for recognizing Gulph Mills as the site of the nation’s first Thanksgiving on 12/18/1777. I’ve written often about that historic day, especially in my books, Six Days in December, and Becoming Valley Forge. Biden refers to George Washington’s Proclamation as well as the commemorative marker at the site of the… Continue reading
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Anti-Racists Reads for children to adults – Tredyffrin Township Libraries
Anti-Racists Reads – Tredyffrin Township Libraries — Read on www.tredyffrinlibraries.org/anti-racists-reads/ This is an excellent and extensive list for those who want to learn and to teach. Continue reading
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Day 7, Dec. 19, 1777 — Washington’s Army marches out of Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills and on to Valley Forge
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Day 6, Dec. 18, 1777 — George Washington’s Army celebrates the new nation’s first Thanksgiving at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills and prepares to set up camp at Valley Forge
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Day 5, Dec. 17, 1777 — Gen. Washington issues inspirational orders announcing the move to Valley Forge and prepares for nation’s first Thanksgiving celebration on Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills
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Day 4: Dec. 16, 1777 — Tents arrive and British soldiers captured at Gulph Mills
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Day 3, Dec. 15, 1777 — The Continental Army settles down at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills
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Day 2 – 12/14/1777 — Hardship plagues the Continental Army at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills
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Six Days in December begins — Day 1, 12/13/1777–The Rebel Hill Encampment with George Washington and the Continental Army Begins
Originally posted on Becoming Valley Forge: Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills, early 1900s. Today is Day 1 of the Six Days in December: General George Washington’s and the Continental Army’s Encampment on Rebel Hill, December 13 – 19, 1777. That’s the day that 10,000 members of the Continental Army descended on and encamped at Rebel… Continue reading
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As we begin an important Six Days in December
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