Pocopson Township near West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Locust Grove School
Pocopson
| | Established 1849 | |
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 12, 2023
1. Locust Grove School Marker
Locust Grove was one of three public schools established in Pocopson Township following the Pennsylvania "Free Public School" Act of 1834. The earlier core of the building was enlarged in 1870 to its present configuration. This school served students of all ethnic backgrounds from the Corrine area, ages 6 through 17. The township schools were closed when the newly formed Unionville Joint Consolidated School opened in 1923. This building later served as a township meeting place, Sunday school, Lyceum, and private residence.
Erected 2020 by Pocopson Township Historical Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 39° 54.283′ N, 75° 40.248′ W. Marker is near West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Pocopson Township. It is on Locust Grove Road south of Corrine Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 525 Locust Grove Road, West Chester PA 19382, 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: Eusebius Barnard (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cabin of Indian Hannah (approx. 1.4 miles away); Indian Rock (approx. 1.7 miles away); Lenni-Lenape Indian Burial Ground
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Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 12, 2023
2. Locust Grove School Marker
Marker is in far left background.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 12, 2023
3. Locust Grove School Marker
intersection of Locust Grove Road (coming in from lower left) and Corrine Road; however, "Corinne" spelling turned up on Google map
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 631 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 26, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
