Birmingham Township near West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dilworthtown
— The Battle of Brandywine Ended Here —
The Battle of Brandywine,
September 11, 1777, ended a short
distance southeast of this place.
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Erected by
The Pennsylvania Historical Commission
and the Chester and Delaware
County Historical Societies
1915
Erected 1915 by The Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Chester and Delaware County Historical Societies.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1777.
Location. 39° 53.976′ N, 75° 34.028′ W. Marker is near West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Birmingham Township. Marker is at the intersection of Old Wilmington Pike and Brintons Bridge Road, on the left when traveling south on Old Wilmington Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 275 Brintons Bridge Road, West Chester PA 19382, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Brinton Run Preserve (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Brandywine (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Battlefield Trust (approx. ¼ mile away); Brandywine (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Brandywine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battle of Brandywine Final Defense (approx. 0.4 miles away); William Brinton 1704 House (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1704 House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.
More about this marker. Five Roads meet at this Historic Intersection, Dilworthtown Road, Oakland Road, S. Birmingham Road, Brintons Bridge Road, and Old Wilmington Pike. (Old Wilmington Pike, in Chester County, becomes Oakland Road as it enters Delaware County.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 848 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on October 5, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.