Birmingham Township in West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sandy Hollow Heritage Park
Photographed By Pete Skillman, March 10, 2024
1. Sandy Hollow Heritage Park Marker
Inscription.
Sandy Hollow Heritage Park. . You are standing next to a Civil War era cannon. Its sister cannon is located at the corner of Birmingham and Wylie Roads. Each cannon weighs about 6,000 pounds. They were acquired by local Congressman Tom Butler from the War Department and arrived in West Chester August 14, 1900. This cannon was placed at the approximate center of the right flank of the Continental Line.
A field cannon from the Revolutionary War is pictured above.
During the Battle of Brandywine, the Continentals fought tenaciously against a superior British force. The Sandy Hollow site commemorates the location of some of the fiercest hand-to-hand combat of the Revolution, with significant loss of life to both sides.
Caption: Photos courtesy of Dan Hill.
You are standing next to a Civil War era cannon. Its sister cannon is located at the corner of Birmingham and Wylie Roads. Each cannon weighs about 6,000 pounds. They were acquired by local Congressman Tom Butler from the War Department and arrived in West Chester August 14, 1900. This cannon was placed at the approximate center of the right flank of the Continental Line.
A field cannon from the Revolutionary War is pictured above.
During the Battle of Brandywine, the Continentals fought tenaciously against a superior British force. The Sandy Hollow site commemorates the location of some of the fiercest hand-to-hand combat of the Revolution, with significant loss of life to both sides.
Location. 39° 54.198′ N, 75° 34.947′ W. Marker is in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Birmingham Township. Marker can be reached from Paddock Circle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 691 Paddock Cir, West Chester PA 19382, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Sandy Hollow Heritage Park Marker with Civil War cannon
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
