Jamboree in 1950, 1957, and 1964. Valley Forge was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1961 and was listed in the initial National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The area covered by these listings goes outside what was the Valley Forge State Park boundaries to include four historic houses where the Marquis de Lafayette and other officers were quartered. In 1976, Pennsylvania gave the park as a gift to the nation for the Bicentennial. The U.S. Congress passed a law signed by President Gerald Ford on July 4, 1976, authorizing the addition of Valley Forge National Historical Park as the 283rd Unit of the National Park System. In addition to establishing Valley Forge National Park, the law also allocated an initial budget of $8,622,000 and an additional $500,000 for essential facilities. The Centennial and Memorial Association of Valley Forge, led by Founding Regent Anna Morris Holstein, was incorporated in 1878 with the purpose of saving, acquiring, preserving General Washington’s Headquarters and immediate surrounding acreage. A large Centennial event to create awareness and raise funds was held on June 19, 1878, the 100th anniversary of Washington’s Army exiting Valley Forge. Funds were raised to purchase the home from Hannah Ogden in May 1878. The Centennial and Memorial efforts continued to help acquire original artifacts, restore the Headquarters and acquire additional parcels of immediate surrounding acreage. Park Superintendents State Park Superintendents Frederick D. Stone (1893 – 1895) Holstein DeHaven (1895 – 1898) Charles C. Adams (1899 – 1903) A.H. Bowen (1903 – 1911) Col. S.S. Hartranft (1911 – 1921) John S. Kennedy (1921 – 1924) Jerome J. Sheas (1925 – 1935) Gilbert S. Jones (1935 – 1938) Joseph E. Stott (1938 – 1940) E.F. Brouse (1940 – 1941) L. Ralph Phillips (1941 – 1953) Paul E. Felton (1953 – 1955) George F. Kenworthy (1955 – 1957) Wilford P. Moll (1957 – 1958) E.C. Pyle (1958 – 1966) Wilford P. Moll (1966 – 1969) Charles C. Frost, Jr. (1969 – 1971) Horace Wilcox (1971 – 1976) National Park Superintendents H. Gilbert Lusk (1976 – 1981) Wallace Elms (1981 – 1990) Warren Beach (1990 – 1996) Arthur L. Stewart (1996 – 2004) Mike Caldwell (2004 – 2011) Kate Hammond (2012 – 2016) Steven Sims (2017 – 2019) Rose Fennell (2020 – Present) Features and facilities Visitor center The park's visitor center includes a museum with artifacts found during excavations of the park,