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. 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.

Erected by Birmingham Township.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1777.

Location. 39° 54.198′ N, 75° 34.947′ W. Marker is in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Birmingham Township. It can be reached from Paddock

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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.

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 walking distance of this marker: Sandy Hollow (approx. 0.2 miles away); Where is George Washington? (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Sandy Hollow Heritage Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Sandy Hollow Heritage Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brandywine Battlefield A Commonwealth Treasure (approx. ¼ mile away); Lafayette Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Crisis on the Field of Battle, Sept. 11, 1777 (approx. half a mile away); General Stephen's Stand Sept. 11, 1777 (approx. half a

Sandy Hollow Heritage Park Marker with Civil War cannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 10, 2024

2. Sandy Hollow Heritage Park Marker with Civil War cannon

mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Brandywine (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

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 275 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.