Pocopson Township near West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Eusebius Barnard

(1802–1865)

Photographed by Keith S Smith, May 2, 2011

1. Eusebius Barnard Marker

Inscription. Born a Quaker, Barnard became a member of the Progressive Friends movement and upheld its active affirmation of the ideals of temperance, equality of women, and abolition of slavery. His farm became a station on the Underground Railroad. He and his family, at great risk to their own lives, provided shelter to freedom seekers and then escorted them to their next safe haven. He was a founding member of the Longwood Progressive Meeting.

Erected 2011 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists.

Location. 39° 54.118′ N, 75° 39.637′ W. Marker is near West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Pocopson Township. It is on South Wawaset Road 0.2 miles north of Lenape Road (Pennsylvania Route 52), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 715 S Wawaset Rd, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Locust Grove School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cabin of Indian Hannah

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(approx. 2 miles away); Italian Water Garden (approx. 2 miles away); Victorian Marker, 1870 (approx. 2 miles away); Indian Hannah (approx. 2 miles away); A Foreign Dignitary (approx. 2 miles away); Peirce's Woods (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named A Foreign Dignitary (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Italian Water Garden (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. New Marker Newspaper Story. (Submitted on May 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. Kennett Underground Railroad Center. (Submitted on May 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Keith S Smith, May 2, 2011

2. Eusebius Barnard Marker

Eusebius Barnard House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, May 2, 2011

3. Eusebius Barnard House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.