Fatland, Norristown Farm Park

Name: Fatland
Address: Norristown Farm Park, United States

#7 among attractions in Norristown Farm Park

Vernacular architecture, Greek Revival architecture

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Fatland – also known as "Fatland Farm," "Fatland Ford" and, currently, "Vaux Hill" – is a Greek Revival mansion and estate in Audubon, Pennsylvania. Located on the north side of the Schuylkill River, opposite Valley Forge, the property was part of the Continental Army's 1777-78 winter encampment. On consecutive days in September 1777, its stone farmhouse served as headquarters for General George Washington and British General Sir William Howe. ()

Completed: 1845 (179 years ago)Coordinates: 40°7'9"N, 75°26'35"W

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Norristown Farm Park United States

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Day trips

Fatland – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge National Historical Park, American Treasure Tour, Washington's Headquarters.

1 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge
27 min walk • Washington Memorial Chapel — located on Pennsylvania Route 23 in Valley Forge National Historical Park — is both a national memorial dedicated to General George Washington and an active Episcopal parish in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
1.6 miSE
40°6'5"N • 75°25'21"W
Valley Forge National Historical Park, Norristown Farm Park
42 min walk • National park, Battlefield, Historical place
0.7 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
American Treasure Tour, Valley Forge
19 min walk • The American Treasure Tour is a tourist attraction established in 2010 and opened to the public for guided tours. Visitors travel through a large private collection that encompasses an eclectic variety of smaller collections.
1.6 miSW
Museum, History museum
Washington's Headquarters, Norristown Farm Park
41 min walk • Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge, also known as the Isaac Potts House, is a historic house that is one of the centerpieces of Valley Forge National Historical Park in southeastern Pennsylvania.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Port Kennedy Bone Cave, Norristown Farm Park
40 min walk • The Port Kennedy Bone Cave is a limestone cave in the Port Kennedy section of Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania, USA. The Bone Cave "contained one of the most important middle Pleistocene fossil deposits in North America".
~1450 ftN
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Mill Grove, Valley Forge
8 min walk • Mill Grove is a historic house and estate on Pawlings Road in Audubon, Pennsylvania. Built in the 1760s, it is notable as the first home in America of painter and naturalist John James Audubon, for whom the community is named.
0.9 miW
Convention center, Event space
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Valley Forge
22 min walk • The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks is an exhibition center located in Oaks, Pennsylvania, which is approximately 7 miles northwest of King of Prussia via the Pottstown Expressway. It has five adjoining exhibit halls, 15 meeting rooms, two small food courts, and a total area of over 240,000 square feet on one floor.
0.8 miW
40°7'25"N • 75°27'23"W
Arnold's Family Fun Center, Valley Forge
20 min walk • Theme park, Amusement park, Nightlife

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Which popular attractions are close to Fatland?

Nearby attractions include Mill Grove, Valley Forge (8 min walk), American Treasure Tour, Valley Forge (19 min walk), Arnold's Family Fun Center, Valley Forge (20 min walk), Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Valley Forge (22 min walk).