Chadds Ford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lafayette’s Headquarters
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2008
1. Lafayette’s Headquarters Marker
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Delaware County
Historical Society
Sept. 10th 1910
Erected 1910 by Delaware County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 10, 1827.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 52.42′ N, 75° 34.272′ W. Marker was near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It was in Chadds Ford Township. Marker was on Baltimore Pike (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west. Marker was in Brandywine Battlefield Park. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Chadds Ford PA 19317, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. The National Arborist Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Casimir Pulaski (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gideon Gilpin House (about 400 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Battle of Brandywine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kuerner Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Christian C. Sanderson (approx. 0.4 miles away);
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Marquis de LaFayette. LaFayette web page. (Submitted on November 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. Lafayette's Quarters. Brandywine Battlefield website. (Submitted on November 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
3. The Battle of Brandywine. September 11, 1777 at Brandywine, Pennsylvania. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on November 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Additional commentary.
1. Missing Marker...so to speak:
This marker had been reported missing…it is not “missing” the story of its demise is much worse. The marker has been pushed over, but not by vandals that is easily fixed, but by “officials” of the state. It seems some historians at the Pennsylvania Parks Department have debunked the whole Lafayette had a Headquarters in the Gilpen house theory. So on a routine visit to the park they toppled the marker stone on its face.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2008
2. Marker in Brandywine Battlefield Park
— Submitted July 19, 2016, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2008
3. Lafayette’s Headquarters
The Marquis de LaFayette made this house his headquarters prior to the Battle of Brandywine, his first action in the Revolutionary War.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2008
4. Gideon Gilpin House
During his 1824-25 visit to the United States, Lafayette visited Gideon Gilpin in this house to thank him for his hospitality back in 1777.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, July 14, 2016
5. Lafayette’s Headquarters & Toppled Marker Stone
The stone in the foreground is the marker stone. The marker is facing the dirt and permission to upright the stone has not yet been granted. It was put this way by an official of the parks department..the folks at the Brandywine Battlefield Park had nothing to do with it...see my comments also on this page.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, July 14, 2016
6. Toppled Marker Stone
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,132 times since then and 186 times this year. Last updated on June 8, 2010, by Arthur Cleveland of Lake Worth, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5, 6. submitted on July 19, 2016, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
