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

Birmingham Friends Meeting House

Photographed By William Pfingsten, May 31, 2008

1. Birmingham Friends Meeting House Marker

Inscription. Erected in 1763
Used as a hospital after
The Battle of Brandywine
September 11, 1777

Erected 1915 by Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Chester and Delaware County Historical Societies.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Science & Medicine • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1777.

Location. 39° 54.339′ N, 75° 35.677′ W. Marker is near West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Birmingham Township. Marker is on Birmingham Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the grounds of the Birmingham Meeting House. It is mounted on the building end toward Birmingham Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1245 Birmingham Rd, West Chester PA 19382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Friends School at Birmingham Meeting House (here, next to this marker); On This Native Stone (a few steps from this marker); First Defense Line (within shouting distance of this marker); The Peace Garden at Birmingham

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Gen's Lafayette and Pulaski (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Those Who Fell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of the Brandywine Foot Soldiers (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Birmingham Hill (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.

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

Also see . . .
1. Dr. William Darlington. (Submitted on March 30, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. Birmingham Friends Meeting House - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Birmingham Friends Meeting House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Pfingsten, May 31, 2008

2. Birmingham Friends Meeting House

Note the stone steps for boarding a carriage.

Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011

3. Birmingham Friends Meeting House Marker

The Old Birmingham Meeting House<br> used as a hospital<br> during<br> The Battle of Brandywine image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive, circa 1893

4. The Old Birmingham Meeting House
used as a hospital
during
The Battle of Brandywine

by Walter F. Price, 1893, in The Great American Book of Biography, International Publishing, 1896.

Birmingham-Laffette Cemetery Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011

5. Birmingham-Laffette Cemetery Wall

Note two of the three markers at this site are visible.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,417 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on February 8, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on March 30, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on April 10, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on March 30, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.