शिविर (en. Encampment)

The democratically organised encampment operates under a strict code of conduct and moves between churches, neighbourhoods and universities every 90 days in accordance with a city charter.

1907 The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in Southern England.

1907 - The first Boy Scout encampment concluded at Brownsea Island in southern England.

Valley Forge National Historical Park is the caretaker of a diverse collection of artifacts and documents related to the 1777-1778 encampment at Valley Forge and to the soldiers and officers who fought for our nation’s independence.

The original plan to move to City Hall had been spread among the encampment discreetly by word of mouth so that the occupation could gradually move to City Hall before the police realized what was going on. Unfortunately for the protestors, in an attempt to organize everybody more efficiently, someone announced the plan to move to City Hall over the megaphone, and by the time protesters began arriving there the police were already waiting.

Valley Forge National Historical Park is the caretaker of a diverse collection of artifacts and documents related to the 1777-1778 encampment at Valley Forge and to the soldiers and officers who fought for our nation’s independence.

A short 18-minute film, Valley Forge: A Winter Encampment is shown in the park’s theater next door.