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

Washington's Headquarters

Sept. 10th and 11th 1777

Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 10, 2024

1. Washington's Headquarters Marker

Inscription. Delaware County Historical Society
September 10th 1910

Erected 1910 by Delaware County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 10, 1777.

Location. 39° 52.438′ N, 75° 34.777′ W. Marker is in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Chadds Ford Township. It is on Baltimore Pike, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1509 Baltimore 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Christian C. Sanderson (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); To Honor All Who Served in the Founding, Defense, and Preservation of Our Great Country (about 400 feet away); Battle of Brandywine (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gideon Gilpin House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Casimir Pulaski (approx. 0.4 miles away); The National Arborist Association (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kuerner Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chadds Ford.

Washington's Headquarters Marker in front of the Benjamin Ring House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 10, 2024

2. Washington's Headquarters Marker in front of the Benjamin Ring House

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.