Kennett Township near Chadds Ford in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Historic Fairville Village

c. 1744

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 19, 2022

1. Historic Fairville Village Marker

This view is facing northbound on Route 52.

Inscription. National Register of Historic Places

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1744.

Location. 39° 50.606′ N, 75° 37.832′ W. Marker is near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Kennett Township. It is on Kennett Pike (Pennsylvania Route 52) 0.1 miles south of Faitville Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 604 Kennett Pike, Chadds Ford PA 19317, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hickory Tree Stump Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away in Delaware); Isaac & Dinah Mendenhall

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Owl's Nest (approx. 2 miles away in Delaware); Battle of Brandywine (approx. 2.1 miles away); Barns-Brinton House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Knyphausen's Feint (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Barns-Brinton House (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named The Barns-Brinton House (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chadds Ford.

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 19, 2022

2. Historic Fairville Village Marker

This view is facing along southbound Route 52. The subject marker is hidden behind this sign.

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 19, 2022

3. Historic Fairville Village Marker

This view from the marker is facing along northbound Route 52. In the background are closely-spaced intersections with Fairville Road (right) and South Fairville Road (left).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 640 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 20, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.