Glen Mills in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Historic Neighborhood of Logtown

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 11, 2021

1. Historic Neighborhood of Logtown Marker

Inscription. On the evening of September 11, 1777, a number of stragglers from the defeated American Army, hungry, demoralized and exhausted in their flight from the field at Brandywine, collected in Logtown (part of what is now Chester Heights) where they passed the night, sleeping in the outbuildings and open fields.

History of Delaware County - Ashmead

7th PA. Regt. of 1776

Erected by Chester Heights.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1777.

Location. 39° 53.71′ N, 75° 28.768′ W. Marker is in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of Valleybrook Road and Logtown Road, on the right when traveling north on Valleybrook Road. At NE corner of Valleybrook and Logtown roads. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glen Mills PA 19342, 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,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ivy Mills (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Polecat Road House (approx. one mile away); Colonial Gristmill (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Newlin Mill Complex (approx. 1.4 miles away); Glen Mills (approx. 1.8 miles away); Aston and Middletown World War II Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Aston and Middletown World War I Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Township of Concord in Delaware County, PA (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Mills.

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 11, 2021

2. Historic Neighborhood of Logtown Marker

Along left edge of photo, Valleybrook Road runs N to US 1 (Baltimore Pike) at traffic light in background. On right is green sign, in all capitals: Chester Heights
Logtown Road

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,122 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.