Peter Wentz Farmstead
The Peter Wentz Farmstead is a restored 18th-century Pennsylvania German farmhouse and working farm settled in 1744.
The house, built in 1758, served as headquarters for General George Washington during October 1777.
The site includes reconstructed outbuildings, livestock, gardens, and living history programs.
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