The W3R of Pennsylvania 

Officers and Directors for 2007-8 President: Winchell S. Carroll Vice President: Ursula Reed Secretary: Ann Patten Treasurer: Philip M. Anders Board of Directors: Philip M. Anders Winchell S. Carroll Patricia Coyne Denise Dennis Rosemary Hogan Eugene Hough – Board Member of       PA Sons of the Revolution Ann Patten Ursula Reed Wayne Strasbaugh, Esq. James H. Willis

Contact Information: W3R Association of Pennsylvania 219 Sugartown Road, Ste. R103 Wayne, PA 19087-5835 Phone/FAX: 610-254-0340 Email: W3R-PA@comcast.net Honorary Board of the W3R-PA Honorary Chair: Hon. Edward G. Rendell,       Governor of the Commonwealth       of Pennsylvania Honorary Vice Chair: Michael Scullin, Esq.,       Honorary French Consul Honorary Board: Hon. Laurence Curry Clifton Davis Daniele Thomas Easton Edward Greenawald F. Russell Greenspan James W. Marvin, Jr. - Former Historian

Companion Organizations Delaware County Historical Society Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution (SR) Pennsylvania State Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

Major Historical W3R Events in Pennsylvania

Timeline:

• 1781 Sept 2 -- The U.S regiments paraded through Philadelphia and continued south in row galleys.
• 1781 Sept 3 and 4 -- The two divisions of the French Expeditionary Force paraded through Philadelphia.
• 1781 Sept 5 -- At Chester PA Washington and Rochambeau got the good news that the British fleet had sailed north without extracting the British forces under Cornwallis from Yorktown. Victory was now very likely.
• The French Expeditionary Force used the same two camps in PA overnight on the great march going south in 1781 and going north in 1782.

Research Report for Pennsylvania The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1781-1783: An Historical and Architectural Survey, by Dr. Robert A. Selig (W3R in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Inc., 2007). --- Intro, Chaps 1-5 (pages 001-061) TIMELINE INTRODUCTION METHODOLOGY LEGISLATIVE HISTORY HISTORICAL BACKGROUND --- Chaps 6-8 (pages 062-104) THE EXPÉDITION PARTICULIÈRE IN RHODE ISLAND THE MARCH TO PHILIPSBURG NY, 11 JUNE TO 6 JULY 1781 FROM WHITE PLAINS NY TO TRENTON NJ, 18 AUG TO 31 AUG 1781 --- Chaps 9 (pages 105-145) THE W3R IN PENNSYLVANIA, 31 AUGUST TO 7 SEPTEMBER 1781 --- Chaps 10,11 (pages 146-229) CHRONOLOGY OF THE MARCH THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH DELAWARE TO YORKTOWN, 2 SEPT TO 19 OCT 1781 --- Chaps 12-18 (pages 230-273) THE RETURN MARCH OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY THE PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE AND CELEBRATIONS      FOR THE BIRTH OF THE DAUPHIN, 14 TO 24 JULY 1782 THE RETURN MARCH OF THE FRENCH ARMY, 29 AUG TO 6 SEPT THE MARCH OF THE PASSENGERS OF THE L'AIGLE      AND LA GLOIRE TO PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 1782 THE RETURN MARCH OF LAUZUN'S LEGION TO WINTER      QUARTERS IN WILMINGTON, DECEMBER 1782 THE RETURN MARCH OF ROCHAMBEAU TO BALTIMORE      VIA NEWTON AND PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 1782 CONCLUSION --- Bibliography, Documents, Currencies (pages 274-301) SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY DOCUMENTS EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CURRENCIES --- Inventory of Resources (pages 302-336) NOTE: The detailed descriptions and photographs of 75 W3R Architectural Resources -- buildings that stood on or near the W3R in Pennnsylvania in 1781 -- have not been posted due to their large file size (70 MB). You may order a copy of the 75 W3R Architectural Resources by calling (610)-254-0340 or Emailing w3r-pa@comcast.net

The first print copy of the report was presented by W3R-PA chair Win Carroll to Kim Sajet, President and CEO of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia.

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W3R-PA Activities in 2008  2008 Feb 04: Philadelphia The French Ambassador and Consul General visited Independence National Historical Park. While there they visited the newly refurbish W3R exhibit on the first floor of the Independence Visitor Center. This exhibit was installed in June, 2006 and will be moved to Valley Forge National Historical Park this summer. Above (left to right) Michael Scullin, Esq - Honorary French Consul in Philadelphia and HonoraryCo-Chair of the W3R-PA, Consul General Michel Schaffhauser, Bill Moore - President and CEO of the Independence Visitor Center, Cynthia MacLeod - Superintendent of Independence National Historical Park, and the Hon. Pierre Vimont - The French Ambassador to the USA [photo by Win Carroll] 2008 Feb 16: Philadelphia: Washington's Birthday  Philadelphia PA -- The Philadelphia Continental Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution celebrated Washington's Birthday several days early on a crisp Saturday morning, just above freezing. First a drummer and color guards led a parade to the monument and eternal flame in Washington Square (above), where flags of the thirteen original states fly daily over several thousand partiots interred in this mass gravesite. After a short ceremony and placing a wreath the parade continued to the courtyard of Independence Hall, where a wreath was placed at the statue of George Washington. The group then adjourned to the Omni Hotel for lunch and a talk by Ralph Nelson, corresponding secretary of the W3R-US, on Washington and Rochambeau -- parallel lives whose three-year cooperation secured American Independence (at right) Ralph Nelson [photos by Win Carroll]

2008 Mar 31: Philadelphia: Old Glory's Journey  

Philadelphia Continental Chapter Color Guard on March 31, 2008
[photo by Win Carroll]

2008 April 17: Philadelphia: The Rochambeaus Visit the U.S. Bertrand de Rocahambeau and his family -- descendants of General Rochambeau -- visited Philadelphia PA from France. The W3R-PA arranged guided tours for them at Independence Hall, the Constitution Center, and several other historic sites.

2008 July 02 -- House adopts Curry resolutions recognizing patriotism   The Pennsylvania House unanimously adopted resolution H.R. 837, sponsored by state Rep. Lawrence Curry to recognize patriotism in Pennsylvania. House Resolution 837 observes Sept. 3, 2008, as the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognizes the civic endeavors of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. . "On July 4, 1776, our forefathers declared our freedom and independence from Great Britain," Curry said. "But as history tells us, it took more than just a declaration to achieve that independence. The signing of the Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War and reaffirmed our friendship with France, Spain and Great Britain." This historic treaty will be commemorated through a variety of events planned by the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association of Pennsylvania in early September. 2008 Sept 03 -- Two Events Celebrating the 1783 Treaty of Paris   Item #1 = 11:00 AM: Dedication of a Plaque in the Philadelphia City Hall Plaza In 1908 the Founders and Patriots of America placed a plaque placed on City Hall to commemorate the campsite of the French Army on this site in 1781. in 2008 the refurbished placque was rededicated by the same organization and by the W3R-PA. Participants included Benjamin Franklin [protrayed by Ralph Archbold], Michael Scullin, Honorary Consul of France in Philadelphia, Dr. Robert A. Selig, historian for the National Park Service project on the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route, Mike Fitzgerald & David Holloway -- who marched that entire 680-mile route in 2006, and a color guard furnished by the Pennsylvania Continental Chapter SAR.

Event organizer Win Carroll, the Philadelphia Continental Chapter SAR Color Guard
with the Commemorative Plaque in the Philadelphia City Hall Plaza.
[photo coutesy of Lily WiIliams, The Bulletin]

[photo by Peter M. Adams, The Pennsylvania Society of The Order of The Founders and Patriots of America] Item #2 = 2:00 PM: The Treaty of Paris and Its Impact on Pennsylvania The Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association of Pennsylvania co-sponsored a free, public education symposium at 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, commemorating the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Peace Treaties of Paris, which brought the United States their independence. Panelists discussed a wide range of topics relating to this document and its influences both on Pennsylvania and abroad. 2:00 - 2:15 PM: Kim Sajet, President and CEO, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania       Welcome and Opening Remarks: Presentations: Fred Beuttler, PhD, Deputy Historian, U.S. House of Representatives:       The Continental Congress and the Ratification of the Peace of Paris,       14 January 1784 Todd Braisted, Loyalist Institute:       Pennsylvania Loyalists and the Peace of Paris Dan Richter, PhD, Professor of History and the Richard S. Dunn Director of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies:       Native Americans and the Peace of Paris Robert A. Selig, PhD, Project Historian, W3R: Global Aspects of the Peace of Paris 4:45 PM: Keynote Address Richard Brookhiser, Senior Editor of National Review, biographer, and historian:       George Washington: First in Peace Brookhiser's books include "George Washington on Leadership" and "What Would the Founders Do? Our Questions, Their Answers" Kim Sajet (HSP) and Richard Brookhiser (speaker). [photo by Win Carroll]