Near Chester in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rochambeau Route
Narragansett Bay to Yorktown
Photographed by Keith S Smith, June 7, 2013
1. Rochambeau Route Marker
After an encampment of several days in Philadelphia where French troops passed in review before Congress, the French and American armies moved toward Wilmington by the Chester Pike known then as the Kings Highway. They encamped here on September 5, 1781.
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Military • 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 5, 1781.
Location. 39° 51.517′ N, 75° 21.162′ W. Marker is near Chester, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is on Morton Avenue (U.S. 13), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1055 Morton Avenue, Chester PA 19013, 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: Sun Village War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Anna E. Broomall (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Commemoration of the Centennial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pennsylvania Military College/Widener University Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Freedom's Pride, c. 1900
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Also see . . . Revolutionary Route of Rochambeau. (Submitted on July 14, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Keith S Smith, June 7, 2013
2. Rochambeau Route Marker Roadside
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,309 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
