Birmingham Township near West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dilworthtown
| | The Battle of Brandywine Ended Here | |
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 15, 2011
1. Dilworthtown Marker
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 (PHMC) 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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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
this page online
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.)
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 15, 2011
2. Dilworthtown Marker at Five Point Intersection
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 1,216 times since then and 49 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.
