(East Face) In Commemoration of the “Christiana Riot” September 11, 1851, and the Treason Trials Sept. 29 – Dec. 17, 1851.
(North Face) Indicted for Treason U.S. Circuit Court E.D. PA. Aug. 1 1851:
1. Gastiner . . . — — Map (db m117273) HM
In 1907, after 25 years of effort, the residents of Chester and Lancaster Counties successfully petitioned their
respective Courts of Quarter Sessions for a new bridge crossing the East Branch Octoraro Creek at this location,
replacing a ca. 1840, . . . — — Map (db m175366) HM
1827 -- Land is surveyed between
Philadelphia and Columbia,
Lancaster County for a new
transportation system to open
the state's interior to settlement
and commerce. The goal is to link
Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and
compete with New York's . . . — — Map (db m177595) HM
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1919-23, was born .4 mile SW, in 1870. The house is marked. His term is noted for road building, the Edmonds Act improving the public school system, and the creation of the Department of Welfare. He died near Chester in . . . — — Map (db m158586) HM
The 1850 federal Fugitive Slave Act strengthened the position of slave-owners seeking to capture runaways. Pursuing four escaped slaves, Maryland farmer Edward Gorsuch arrived Sept. 11, 1851, at the Christiana home of William Parker, an African . . . — — Map (db m5715) HM