Fatland
American mansion and estate
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Fatland, also known as Fatland Farm, Vaux Hall, Fatland Ford, and most recently, 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.
The farmhouse was demolished about 1843, and the mansion built on its site was completed about 1845. The Wetherill Family owned the property for 121 years—1825 to 1946. A private cemetery contains the graves of some of Fatland's owners, and of Free Quakers who supported the Revolutionary War.
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Valley Forge
American Continental Army winter encampment site, 1777–1778
1.6 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Site of the third winter encampment of the Continental Army
1.6 mi away
Washington Memorial Chapel
Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States
1.1 mi away
Audubon, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
1.2 mi away
Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Township in Pennsylvania, US
0.9 mi away
American Treasure Tour
Tourist attraction in Oaks, Pennsylvania
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