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Historic Pottsgrove Manor: 1753
This was the home of John Potts, his wife and 13 children. Potts, founder of Pottstown, was a wealthy ironmaster. His son, Thomas, inherited the house in 1768. He went on to become a prominent figure in the American Revolution, serving with the State Constitutional Convention in 1776 and as a colonel in the War. He was also a member of Benjamin Franklin's American Philosophical Society.
Another son, Jonathan, served as Deputy Director General of hospitals for the northern department of the Continental Army, and Isaac Potts' home at Valley Forge became Washington's Headquarters for the winter of 1777-78.
Historic Pottsgrove Manor: 1753
This was the home of John Potts, his wife and 13 children. Potts, founder of Pottstown, was a wealthy ironmaster. His son, Thomas, inherited the house in 1768. He went on to become a prominent figure in the American Revolution, serving with the State Constitutional Convention in 1776 and as a colonel in the War. He was also a member of Benjamin Franklin's American Philosophical Society.
Another son, Jonathan, served as Deputy Director General of hospitals for the northern department of the Continental Army, and Isaac Potts' home at Valley Forge became Washington's Headquarters for the winter of 1777-78.