The United States National Memorial Arch was erected in the early part of the 20th century on the road where soldiers marched into Valley Forge on December 19, 1777. The monument commemorates the arrival and the sacrifices of General George Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge during that winter of the American Revolutionary War.

The Patriots of African Descent Monument at Valley Forge honors the contributions of Black Americans in the American Revolution.

Monument commemorating the location of the New Jersey soldiers at the Valley Forge encampment.

The bronze statue of Inspector General Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand de Steuben, more commonly known as Baron von Steuben, overlooks the Grand Parade at Valley Forge National Historical Park.

This statue of George Washington, located near Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge, is a cast bronze copy of a marble statue by French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon.

The Anthony Wayne Monument at Valley Forge is located in a grassy area surrounded by trees and facing Wayne’s home in Chester County. The bronze statue, supported by a large rectangular base of pink granite, features Brigadier General Wayne on horseback, emphasizing his role in the military. The north side of the pedestal lists the many roles that Wayne filled during his lifetime.

Stone monument with bronze plaque marking the location of the encampment of troops in the first and second Brigades of the Pennsylvania Line.

Stone monument with bronze plaque marking the location of the encampment of Glover's Brigade.

Stone monument with bronze plaque marking the location of the encampment of troops in Poor's Brigade.

Stoen monument with bronze plaque marking the location of the encampment of McIntosh's Brigade.

Stone monument with bronze plaque marking the location of the encampment of troops from Varnum's Brigade.

Stone monument with bronze plaque marking the location of the encampment of Huntington's Brigade.

Stone monument with bronze plaque marking the location of the encampment of the first Brigade of the Pennsylvania Line.

Stone monument with bronze plaque marking the location of the encampment of the Pennsylvania Brigade.

Stone monument with bronze plaque marking the location of the encampment of Maxwell's Brigade.

Stone monument with bronze plaque marking the location of the encampment of troops in Scott's Brigade.

This program examines the process of creating the Monument to Patriots of African Descent, the history of sites that commemorate or exclude Black Americans from public culture, and the National Park Service’s role in foregrounding racially diverse histories of the American Revolution.