Where did the Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage end on July 4, 1976?

The Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage ended at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1976.

The wagon train began in Blaine, Washington, on June 8, 1975, and traveled across the United States before reaching Valley Forge on the Bicentennial’s central anniversary date. Its route commemorated historic overland travel and connected communities across the country to the national celebration.

Participants followed or referenced several important trails, including the Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Trail, Natchez Trace, and Wilderness Road. The project echoed the role of covered wagons in American migration and westward expansion.

Valley Forge was a meaningful destination because George Washington’s Continental Army camped there during the winter of 1777–1778. It was not the location where the Declaration of Independence was adopted; that event occurred in Philadelphia. The pilgrimage’s endpoint combined Revolutionary history with the Bicentennial’s nationwide character.