Increasing flooding damaging archaeological sites at Valley Forge
POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Flooding from storms has been encroaching on the archaeological site at Valley Forge Park, sending historical artifacts tumbling away in the creek, according to park officials.
Standing on the banks of Valley Creek near its confluence with the Schuylkill River, it is possible to see several stone fences and a pipe that were part of the grist mill that used to stand next to George Washingtons headquarters.
Deirdre Gibson, chief of planning and resource management at the park, said workers used laser technology to record the buried ruins while documenting the former village.
"Once we saw it was going to go, there wasnt much we could do about it. Now we are watching the ruins drop into the creek," Gibson said.
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Standing on the banks of Valley Creek near its confluence with the Schuylkill River, it is possible to see several stone fences and a pipe that were part of the grist mill that used to stand next to George Washingtons headquarters.
Deirdre Gibson, chief of planning and resource management at the park, said workers used laser technology to record the buried ruins while documenting the former village.
"Once we saw it was going to go, there wasnt much we could do about it. Now we are watching the ruins drop into the creek," Gibson said.