Thornbury Township near Glen Mills in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Historic Village of Thornton

Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

— Established 1687 —

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Photographed by Keith S Smith, May 23, 2011

1. The Historic Village of Thornton Marker

Inscription. A crossroads village. Thornton served as a rest stop for travelers between York and Philadelphia, providing livery, blacksmith, and wheelwright services as well as Inn accommodations at the Historic “Yellow House” built by George Gray, circa 1750. That building and some of the other historic homes in the district offered hospice for both the British forces and the Continental Army during the American Revolution after the Battle of the Brandywine. The Yellow House has also hosted one of the oldest continually running Post Offices in the nation. It opened in 1829 and John King served as its first Postmaster. The village was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Erected by Thornbury Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 39° 54.457′ N, 75° 31.882′ W. Marker is near Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Thornbury Township. It is at the intersection of Glen Mills Road and Thornton Road, on the right when traveling east on Glen Mills Road. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 378 Glen Mills Rd, Thornton PA 19373, 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: Yellow House (a few steps from this marker); An Exhausted Retreat (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thornbury Township World War II Honor Roll (approx. ¼ mile away); Thornbury's Past (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thornbury's Earliest Inhabitant's (approx. 0.3 miles away); Discovery and Settlement (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Township Emerges (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hometown Heroes: The Revolutionary War (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Mills.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, May 23, 2011

2. The Historic Village of Thornton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,307 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.