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Brandywine Village in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Joseph Tatnall House

 
 
Joseph Tatnall House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 18, 2016
1. Joseph Tatnall House Marker
Inscription. Built about 1760. Anthony Wayne's Headquarters 1777. Generals Washington, Lafayette, Wayne, and other officers met here to hold council and hear reports prior to the Battle of Brandywine. Later occupied by British. Joseph Tatnall owned and operated original flour mills on the Brandywine and supplied flour to Continental Army.
 
Erected 1932 by Historic Markers Commission. (Marker Number NC-A2.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndustry & CommerceWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1760.
 
Location. 39° 45.076′ N, 75° 32.592′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Brandywine Village. Marker is on N. Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1803 N Market Street, Wilmington DE 19802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lafayette's Tour (a few steps from this marker); Brandywine Village (within shouting distance of this marker); Brandywine Village and the Road to Yorktown (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Rhode Island Regiment
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Mayor James H. Sills, Jr. Bridge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Forgotten Heroes (about 500 feet away); Brandywine Pumping Station (about 500 feet away); James H. Sills, Jr. (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
 
Joseph Tatnall House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 18, 2016
2. Joseph Tatnall House
Joseph Tatnall House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 18, 2016
3. Joseph Tatnall House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 588 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on November 16, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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