Monday, October 7, 2019

Learn About 'The Great Cow Chase' During a Special Ranger Program at Hopewell Furnace on Oct. 13

Blogger's Note: The following was provided by Friends of Hopewell Furnace.

In February 1778, the Continental Army was on the brink of collapse at Valley Forge. Desperate for supplies, Washington sent Brigadier General “Mad” Anthony Wayne on a foraging expedition into New Jersey. 

According to Valley Forge Ranger David Lawrence, over the next month, Wayne would play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with British forces sent to capture him, all the while driving cattle back to Valley Forge.

The Friends of Hopewell Furnace invite all  to a program: "Mad Anthony Wayne and the Great Cow Chase." The free event begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, in the Hopewell Furnace Conference Center.

Valley Forge Ranger David Lawrence will tell the story of this operation. Learn about just how active the war was during the winter of 1778.

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