Battle of Germantown
On the morning of the Battle of Germantown,
October 4 1777,
the Pennsylvania Militia, under
Gen'l John Armstrong,
occupying the high ground on the west side
of the creek opposite this point, engaged in a skirmish the left wing of the British forces,
in command of Lieut.-Gen'l Knyphausen,
who occupied the high ground on the
east side, along Schoolhouse Lane.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of Wissahickon Drive (aka Forbidden Drive) and Lincoln Drive.
Courtesy hmdb.org
