Kennett Square in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kennett Square
| | National Register of Historic Places - 1989 | |
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 15, 2011
1. Kennett Square Marker
Kennett Square
National Register
Historic District
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Incorporated 1855
Erected 1990 by Borough of Kennett Square.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 39° 50.693′ N, 75° 43.1′ W. Marker is in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is at the intersection of West Cypress Street and South Washington Street, on the left when traveling east on West Cypress Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kennett Square PA 19348, 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: Wm. W. Fahey Post No. 491 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Crown Forces Encampment (approx. 0.4 miles away); Borough of Kennett Square (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Manor of Steyning (approx. half a mile away); Herb Pennock Park - A History (approx. half a mile away); State Fencibles of Philadelphia Campsite (approx. Ύ mile away); Historic Homestead (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Brandywine (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennett Square.
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Also see . . .
1. Kennett Square – Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. Kennett Square, PA – Living Places. (Submitted on December 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
3. Longwood Gardens - Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
4. History of Kennett Township, Pennsylvania. (Submitted on February 21, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
Additional commentary.
1. Mushrooms, Longwood Gardens, & The Underground Railroad
Kennett Square is widely regarded as the mushroom capital of the world. Botany abounds there, it is also home to the world famous Longwood Gardens started by the DuPont family. Kennett Square was also a major station of the Underground Railroad.
— Submitted December 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Additional keywords. mushroom, underground railroad
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 15, 2011
2. Kennett Square
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,152 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
