History and Insights into the Valley Forge Area of PA
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The Pawling/Wetherill Estate, also known as Walnut Hill
The Pawling/Wetherill Estate, also known as Walnut Hill, is situated on the northern bank of the Schuylkill River within the confines of Valley Forge National Historical Park, which is owned and operated by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Valley Forge National Historical Park, VFNHP, is located in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, approximately eighteen miles northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Walnut Hill Estate was bought by the National Park Service and incorporated into VFNHP in 1984. The entire parcel includes 57 acres of land and buildings consisting of a barn, a springhouse, an outhouse, and the Pawling/Wetherill farmhouse.