New Garden Township in Avondale in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pennsylvania
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., October 23, 2024
1. Pennsylvania Marker
as a Quaker Commonwealth.
Birthplace of
The Declaration of
Independence
and
The Constitution of
The United States
Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1681.
Location. 39° 47.899′ N, 75° 43.508′ W. Marker is in Avondale, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in New Garden Township. It is at the intersection of Newport Gap Pike (Pennsylvania Route 41) and Kaolin Road, on the right when traveling west on Newport Gap Pike. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Avondale PA 19311, 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: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away in Delaware); Chair of Honor (approx. 0.9 miles away in Delaware); Chandler Mill Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Traversing the Red Clay Valley (approx. 1.1 miles away); James Henry "Nip" Winters (approx. 1.4 miles away in Delaware); Sentinel Tree Planting
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More about this marker. Kaolin Road goes under Newport Gap Pike instead of intersecting it at grade. Far off camera to right, Kaolin Road curves to the Delaware state line and becomes Delaware route 7.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., October 23, 2024
2. Pennsylvania Marker
Facing along southbound Route 41; also seen are bridge railing (at utility pole) and ramp which goes from nortbound Route 41 to Kaolin Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
