East Brandywine Township near Downingtown in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

James Joseph "Jim" Croce

(1943 - 1973)

Photographed by Keith S Smith, March 30, 2022

1. James Joseph "Jim" Croce Marker

Inscription. Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and singer Croce was best known for upbeat urban ballads and songs about the common man. Hits like "Time in a Bottle", "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", "You Don't Mess Around with Jim", and "Operator" topped the singles music charting propelling Croce to national fame. A two-time Grammy nominee, he wrote many of his most successful and timeless songs in the farmhouse nearby before his tragic death in a plane crash.

Erected 2020 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 3.586′ N, 75° 44.699′ W. Marker is near Downingtown, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in East Brandywine Township. It is on Highspire Road just west of Creek Road (Pennsylvania Route 282), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Highspire Rd, Downingtown PA 19335, United States of

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas Buchanan Read (approx. 1.4 miles away); Edward Hunter Homestead (approx. 1.6 miles away); Springton Manor (approx. 2.1 miles away); Thomas B. Read (approx. 2.3 miles away); George Alexander Spratt (approx. 3.7 miles away); Downingtown Log House (approx. 4.3 miles away); This Park Named in Memory (approx. 4.6 miles away); Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Road (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Downingtown.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - James Joseph "Jim" Croce. (Submitted on March 11, 2026, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

2. James Joseph "Jim" Croce Marker

The crowd at the unveiling ceremony image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, September 10, 2022

3. The crowd at the unveiling ceremony

Shirt from the day of the marker's unveiling image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, September 10, 2022

4. Shirt from the day of the marker's unveiling

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 3,358 times since then and 302 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 24, 2023, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on September 7, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on June 24, 2023, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.