Kennett Square in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Crown Forces Encampment

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 30, 2023

1. Crown Forces Encampment Marker

Inscription. By midday, Sept. 10, 1777, two Crown Force columns arrived at Kennett Square village. One column camped east of the village along the c.1723 road (McFarlan Road), while the other column camped along the c.1720 road (Route 82). Generals Howe, Cornwallis, and Knyphausen finalized marching plans. At daybreak, Sept. 11, Knyphausen's column of approximately 6,500 soldiers, including Ferguson's riflemen, marched eastward. Marching north, Howe and Cornwallis led a column of over 8,000 elite soldiers to outflank General Washington's position along Brandywine Creek.

Sign provided by the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution and its color guard

Erected by Kennett Square Borough.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 10, 1777.

Location. 39° 50.84′ N, 75° 42.739′ W. Marker is in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is at the intersection of N. Union Street (Pennsylvania Route 82) and W. Linden Street, on the right when traveling south on N. Union Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 N Union Street, Kennett Square PA 19348, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Borough of Kennett Square (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Wm. W. Fahey Post No. 491 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kennett Square (approx. 0.4 miles away); State Fencibles of Philadelphia Campsite (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Manor of Steyning (approx. 0.8 miles away); Herb Pennock Park - A History (approx. 0.8 miles away); Historic Homestead (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Brandywine (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennett Square.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Isaac D. Johnson (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 28, 2023

2. Crown Forces Encampment Marker

Marker is off camera to right, as is N. Union Street. W. Linden Street is in background. The Google map has the building as Kennett Underground Railroad Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 857 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 31, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 2. submitted on February 2, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.