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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Chester County, Pennsylvania
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| | Parkesburg – 4
Atglen
Named from its location
in North Valley — — Map (db m157638) HM |
| | The original Borough Hall was constructed in 1898 at a cost of $14,000.00. The brick 28 by 24 building housed Atglen’s only fire engine and cast iron bell. The Borough Hall was destroyed by fire on July 11, 1994. The Bell Plaza was erected to . . . — — Map (db m122693) HM |
| | Erected in grateful recognition of the men and
women of Atglen
* Omer A. Miller
Wilmer Gibson --- Harold I. Wentz --- Charles P. Searl --- John Martin --- Warren H. Michael
William A. Mullen --- John R. Turner --- Russel S. Hart --- John . . . — — Map (db m159889) WM |
| | The British attack on the American right wing began here late in the afternoon. After heavy fighting, the defense line which Sullivan formed hastily near Birmingham Meeting House was forced to retreat to Dilworthtown, 2 miles SE. Reinforcements from . . . — — Map (db m39590) HM |
| | The American Right Flank Slows the British Advance General Adam Stephen’s 3rd and 4th Virginia Regiments situated on the far right end of the American line on the crest of the present day Sandy Hollow Heritage Park held their positions until . . . — — Map (db m108364) HM |
| | Erected in 1763 Used as a hospital after The Battle of Brandywine September 11, 1777 — — Map (db m41301) HM |
| | The Battle of Brandywine was the largest and longest battle of the American Revolution • At 4 am, September 11, 1777, British troops marched from Kennett Square towards the colonial capital of Philadelphia. • Gen. Washington positioned many of . . . — — Map (db m73804) HM |
| | Birthplace
of
Isaac Sharpless
1848 — 1920
Educator
Quaker Leader
Devoted Citizen
Mathematician-Astronomer-Historian
President of Haverford College
1887 – 1917 — — Map (db m62393) HM |
| | Brandywine Battlefield A Commonwealth Treasure For all to protect and preserve as the site of one of the major battles in the colonists’ fight for independence — — Map (db m41299) HM |
| | Dilworthtown
The Battle of Brandywine,
September 11, 1777, ended a short
distance southeast of this place.
__________
Erected by
The Pennsylvania Historical Commission
and the Chester and Delaware
County Historical Societies . . . — — Map (db m67281) HM |
| | To mark the site of the first line of defense of the American Army at the Battle of the Brandywine 11 September 1777 — — Map (db m41300) HM |
| |
Should days of brisk be forgot,
Although these days have fled.
Can we neglect the sacred spot,
Where Patriot Heroes bled?
An not those days of "old lang syne,"
We never can forget.
When with our sires to Brandywine,
Come gallant . . . — — Map (db m73844) WM |
| | In memory of those who fell in the Battle of Brandywine Sept 11, 1777. Back of this in a common grave lay those who fell in this vicinity. — — Map (db m73830) HM WM |
| | On this native stone rested one corner of the first Meeting House at Birmingham built cedar logs with a flintstone in center of it upon which they burnt charcoal to heat the meeting, erected 1721. — — Map (db m73829) HM |
| |
Est 1740
General Howe
Command Post
September 11, 1777 — — Map (db m77129) HM |
| | From this ridge General Howe directed the movements of the British Army during the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777. — — Map (db m51472) HM |
| | The Battle of Brandywine involved 28,000 soldiers in combat and was the largest and longest battle of the American Revolution • After marching 17 miles in 9 hours from Kennett Square, Gen. Howe’s army took a break for tea, to rest and refresh in . . . — — Map (db m73808) HM |
| | Was established at this place about 1753. It was for many years under the care of John Forsythe, the First Head Master of Westtown Boarding School opened in 1799. Dr. William Darlington was a pupil at Birmingham. — — Map (db m8245) HM |
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During the Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, the American Army used the walls of this Quaker Burial Ground in their first line of defense. Both armies used this meetinghouse of Quaker pacifists as a hospital. Behind the wall is the . . . — — Map (db m8244) HM |
| | The Birthplace of the
Eminent Botanist
William Darlington M.D.
1782 – 1863
Marked by the Chester County Historical Society
1913 — — Map (db m66709) HM |
| | Born in this vicinity on Sept. 22, 1827, the noted Army Engineer is remembered chiefly for having set the exact boundary between the Oregon Territory and Canada. His survey, begun in 1857, was halted by service in the Civil War and was not completed . . . — — Map (db m8261) HM |
| | This was the nations first major toll road, built by a private company incorporated 1792 by the state legislature. Completed two years later and praised as the finest highway of its day, the stone-and-gravel turnpike stretched 62 miles. The 35th . . . — — Map (db m8262) HM |
| | Opened in 1943, it was among the nation's largest military hospitals by the end of World War II. Able to treat more than 3,000 patients in over 100 buildings, the facility specialized in the pioneering treatment of war-related eye and burn injuries, . . . — — Map (db m71355) HM |
| |
Issac Pennock, properly considered the founder of the business which became the Lukens Steel Company, began his career in the manufacture of iron in the early 1790s when he erected a mill at a place called Rokeby on the Buck Run in Chester . . . — — Map (db m65959) HM |
| | Historic Fleming house, purchased by Moses Coates in 1787. Acquired in 1810 by Jesse Kersey and Isaac Pennock, founders of the Brandywine Iron Works. Occupied 1816-1825 by Pennock's son-in-law, Dr. Charles Lukens, whose widow Rebecca continued and . . . — — Map (db m48493) HM |
| | The small house known as Brandywine Mansion is the oldest structure in the Lukens National Historic District. The original east section, closer to the road, dates back to the mid 1700s and the larger west section was added around 1788, shortly after . . . — — Map (db m154043) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m65972) HM |
| |
Following his marriage in 1895 to Annie MacGregor Stewart of Savannah, Georgia, Charles Lukens Huston
had this home built in 1896. The house was designed by Cope & Stewardson, Philadelphia architects who
were responsible as well for his . . . — — Map (db m65951) HM |
| |
Graystone Mansion is Coatesville's most architecturally significant residence and
was the home of Abram Francis Huston who succeeded his father, Dr. Charles
Huston as president of the Lukens Iron & Steel Company in 1897. A grandson . . . — — Map (db m65939) HM |
| | Addressing the needs of a growing business, a new office building was constructed on South First Avenue. Groundbreaking took place in 1902 and Lukens Main Office was completed in the fall of 1903. The building proved to be an aesthetic enhancement . . . — — Map (db m50478) HM |
| | Famed Indian trader and interpreter bought a tract of 500 acres in this area in 1736. This site is a part of the tract. He died in 1742. Bezellon and his wife, Martha, lie buried in St. John's churchyard at Compass, Penna. — — Map (db m8259) HM |
| | The successful growth of the Brandywine mill is reflected in Terracina, which was built in 1850-1851 by Rebecca Lukens for her daughter, Isabella Lukens Huston, and Isabella's husband, Dr. Charles Huston. Constructed in the Country Gothic style made . . . — — Map (db m51159) HM |
| | In 1891 Lukens installed its first two open hearth furnaces which were then quickly upgraded and complemented by four new 35-tons for a total of six. Lukens poured its first heat of steel on February 25, 1892. In 1899 a 48" Universal mill was added. . . . — — Map (db m50752) HM |
| | A new rolling mill was constructed in 1870 powered by a steam boiler to drive the larger rolls, which were 25" in diameter and 84" in length. The old mill was then converted to Pudding Mill to prepare stick for the new mill.
In 1890, the firm . . . — — Map (db m51063) HM |
| | In 1927 a new 84" mill was installed, replacing the old 84" mill of the 1870s. It could produce plates as thin as 1/8" and up to 72" wide. Also in 1927, Lukens formed the By-Products Steel Company, a subsidiary established to provide partial . . . — — Map (db m50614) HM |
| | Founded Clement Atkinson Memorial Hospital here, 1936, offering quality health care to all despite inability to pay. First African American president of Chester County Medical Society; Pa. Practitioner of the year, 1960. A 1924 graduate of Howard . . . — — Map (db m8260) HM |
| | DowningtownLog House
Has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places — — Map (db m134163) HM |
| | Even small creeks are part of huge interconnected watersheds. Water from the East Branch Brandywine Creek, which meanders through Stroud Preserve, flows into the Christina River on its way to the Delaware Bay. The Brandywine-Christina water shed . . . — — Map (db m84973) HM |
| |
Gilbert Cope, eminent genealogist and historian, was born in the house on this property. Author of a number of genealogies of Chester County families, he was dedicated to the preservation of Quaker records and of the archives of Chester County. . . . — — Map (db m42519) HM |
| | Jefferis Ford
Cornwallis crossed here
between 1 and 2 o’clock
September 11, 1777 — — Map (db m74475) HM |
| | Cornwallis’ division of the British Army halted here September 11, 1777, on its march to the Battlefield of Brandywine — — Map (db m50107) HM |
| | Site of the Star Tavern
Circa 1784
1784-1839
Traveller’s Rest
Drover’s Tavern & Lumberyard
Imla Bennett Owner
1839-1844
William Mercer Operated Tavern,
Possible Underground Railroad Stop
1844 Tavern Closes . . . — — Map (db m71164) HM |
| |
Welcome-This nature preserve is one of more than 40 owned and managed by Natural Lands Trust, a non-profit conservation organization eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Since 1953, we’ve been building an extensive network of preserves that . . . — — Map (db m84971) HM |
| | The painter and poet was born Mar. 12, 1822, a mile away. Author of well-known “Sheridans Ride.” Spent mature years in Europe, but died in New York City, May 11, 1872, and is buried in Philadelphia. — — Map (db m45501) HM |
| | Poet – Painter – Sculptor
Was born March 12, 1822
In the house two hundred
and eighty feet
East of this point
Marked by Chester County Historical Society
1912 — — Map (db m92809) HM |
| | Lock Components
Each lock could change the elevation of the boat about 8 feet between the upstream and downstream canals. "Wickets," small butterfly valves, were located near the bottom of the lock door (item B in the drawing) were used to . . . — — Map (db m160476) HM |
| | Mr. James Miller, a Lock Tender for Frick's Lock
Frick's Lock is an example of one of the small communities that grew alongside the canal, to both support the canal traffic, and to serve as a hub for the merchandise that flowed along the canal. . . . — — Map (db m160472) HM |
| |
The Conestoga Wagon
The Main Transportation Method Of The 1700's
During the 1700's, the trusty Conestoga wagon supported the westward expansion of the colonies. It was able to transport 8 tons of material about 15 miles per day, using 4-8 . . . — — Map (db m160474) HM |
| |
The small ridge in front of you was once a towpath on the Schuylkill Canal System. A shallow canal ran along the opposite side of this ridge, floating barges from as far south as Philadelphia, to as far north as Fort Clinton a distance of 108 . . . — — Map (db m160473) HM |
| | Prominent authority on astronomy and author of more than one hundred books and articles. Sitterly was a career physicist with the Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce. She received the American Astronomical Society award in 1937 and was . . . — — Map (db m51270) HM |
| | African American self-taught artist who depicted life in rural Chester County in the first half of the 20th century. The daughter of a former slave, Jones completed more than 300 works in her 70’s and 80’s. She worked in watercolor, oil, and pencil . . . — — Map (db m48476) HM |
| | An African American steelworker, Walker was burned to death by a mob near here on August 13, 1911. He was accused of killing Edgar Rice, a white security guard and a former borough policeman. Fifteen local men and teenage boys were indicted for . . . — — Map (db m14833) HM |
| | Village of
Goshenville
~c. 1704~
_______
Historic District
National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m50826) HM |
| | The Goshenville Blacksmith Shop is in its original location and was the center of village life for nearly 200 years. It has a working forge and a display of an early l800's Conestoga farm Wagon along with a collection of historic tools. The . . . — — Map (db m77078) HM |
| | John H. Ware 3rd
August 29, 1908 – July 29, 1997
B.S. University of Pennsylvania; Chairman Penn Fuel Gas, Inc.; Former Burgess; Elected three terms to Pennsylvania Senate; Chairman, Republican Finance Committee of PA; Trustee, . . . — — Map (db m51111) HM |
| | This “Hall and Parlor” style house has a kitchen (Hall) and a living room (Parlor) on the first floor and two bedrooms upstairs. There are two angled fireplaces in the center-of the front wall similar to “Penn Plan” houses. . . . — — Map (db m77079) HM |
| | Pierre S. du Pont graduated from MIT with a degree in chemistry and took courses in mechanical drawing, water analysis, and physics, among others. He was introduced to new technologies during visits to World's Fairs at the turn of the 20th century. . . . — — Map (db m87233) HM |
| | Pierre du Pont, Longwood Gardens' founder, built this cool, shady fountain garden from 1925 to 1927. The basic layout of the garden is similar to one seen by Mr. and Mrs. du Pont at the Villa Gamberaia, near Florence, Italy, on their 1913 European . . . — — Map (db m87197) HM |
| | The property that became Longwood Gardens was originally owned by Quaker farmer George Peirce, who purchased the land from William Penn in 1700. George Peirce's great-grandsons loved botany and began a collection of trees near the original . . . — — Map (db m87195) HM |
| | The Peirce family, owners of this land from 1700 to 1905, collected and planted trees in rows near the house. By 1850, they had developed Peirce's Park, one of this nation's finest arbortums. The adjoining woodland is known as Peirce's Woods. In . . . — — Map (db m87196) HM |
| | Inspired by the success of the Italian Water Garden and Open Air Theatre fountains, Pierre S. du Pont unveiled the Main Fountain Garden in 1931. The goal was to rival the fountains he had seen in Europe and at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in . . . — — Map (db m87214) HM |
| | The Peirce-du Pont House takes its name from the two families who lived here for a combined total of over 200 years. When Pierre S. du Pont acquired Longwood from the Peirce family in 1906, his purchase included their early 18th-century farmhouse . . . — — Map (db m144179) HM |
| | Patriot and Revolutionary War Hero * Commanded the Chester County “Flying Camp” Militia Regiment in American efforts to repel the British occupation of New York city * Captured upon surrender of Fort Washington and sent to infamous . . . — — Map (db m78172) HM |
| | This Property
is Listed in The
National Register
of Historic Places
By The United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m51486) HM |
| | A borough from 1853 to 1914, Hopewell was a laboratory for progressive farming, milling, and educational practices. Samuel Dickey (1769-1835) was an agricultural innovator, and the Dickeys pioneered in establishing area schools. The family, spurred . . . — — Map (db m8131) HM |
| | An early female scientist considered one of the best educated female naturalists of her day, Lewis dedicated her life to the study of botany and zoology. She exhibited her Chart of the Animal Kingdom at the Centennial Exposition in 1876, and won . . . — — Map (db m84957) HM |
| | Between 1908 and 1987, more than 10,500 Pennsylvanians with developmental disabilities lived here. Public controversy over the inhumane treatment of residents and two decades of complex litigation, including three arguments before the US Supreme . . . — — Map (db m32196) HM |
| | Following the September 1777 Battle of Brandywine, Continental forces retreated to regroup along Swedesford Road near the White Horse Tavern. With British troops in pursuit, the onset of a sudden downpour and resulting wet gunpowder delayed an . . . — — Map (db m84959) HM |
| | To commemorate
The Battle of
the Clouds
which took place
on or near
the present site
of this college
16 September 1777 — — Map (db m77077) HM |
| | First held in 1896, it is the oldest and largest outdoor multibreed competition in the nation. It was declared a US Equestrian Federation Heritage Competition in 2010, the organization’s highest honor. Originally a modest one~day show intended to . . . — — Map (db m90719) HM |
| | Historic Waynesborough
Birthplace and Ancestral Home of Major General Anthony Wayne 1745-1796 — — Map (db m118666) HM |
| | The signer of the Declaration of Independence, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania and Governor, from 1799 to 1808, was born on this farm on March 19, 1734. Also active in the politics of Delaware, he encouraged Caesar Rodney to cast the deciding vote for . . . — — Map (db m39128) HM |
| | Borough of
Kennett Square
National Register
Historic District
~>>>*<<<~
Incorporated 1855 — — Map (db m50604) HM |
| |
On the hill north of this marker the
State Fencibles of Philadelphia
camped in the summer of 1814
enroute to the
defense of Baltimore
during the War of 1812 — — Map (db m102683) HM |
| | On Sept. 11, 1777, an American force of about 11,000 men, commanded by Washington, attempted to halt a British advance into Pennsylvania. The Americans were defeated near Chadd’s Ford on Brandywine Creek by approximately 18,000 British and Hessian . . . — — Map (db m2085) HM |
| | Howe planned two separate attacks against the American line. In early morning, the British Army divided here. Knyphausen’s troops went east to engage the center of the line at Chadd’s Ford, while a force under Cornwallis marched approximately 6 . . . — — Map (db m2086) HM |
| | Indian Hannah The last of the Indians in Chester County was born in the vale about 300 yards to the East on the land of the protector of her people the Quaker assemblyman William Webb Her mother was Indian Sarah and her grandmother . . . — — Map (db m72948) HM |
| | Quaker abolitionists, the Mendenhalls harbored freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad in their nearby home, Oakdale. Originally members of Old Kennett Meeting, which became divided on the issue of slavery, they helped found Longwood Progressive . . . — — Map (db m146700) HM |
| | Minguannan Indian Town
Was Located Here
The Chief
Machaloha or Owhala
and his people
of the Unami Group
* Their Totem * The Tortoise *
of the Lenni-Lenape or Delawares
Sold To
William Penn
The Lands between Delaware . . . — — Map (db m61971) HM |
| | A pioneer physician and educator, in 1860 Preston founded the Woman's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she later established one of the nation's first nurses’ training schools. A graduate of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, she became its . . . — — Map (db m72326) HM |
| | Chartered as Ashmun Institute, April 29, 1854. Founded by Rev. John Miller Dickey for the purpose of providing liberal higher education for people of African ancestry in America. In 1866, it became Lincoln University, interracial and international. — — Map (db m8132) HM |
| | Heeding intelligence reports and Hearing the sound of combat coming from his early-warning Picket Posts, General Anthony Wayne ordered his 4 irreplaceable Cannons and the 1st PA. Division Supply Wagons to quickly evacuate to the west to Sugartown . . . — — Map (db m162689) HM |
| | On the morning after the battle, Colonel Adam Hubley of the 10th Pennsylvania wrote, “I sent my Major [Caleb North] with 4 of our Horsemen on the field who counted our Dead bodys, the enemy’s were taken off…” The two or three . . . — — Map (db m13662) HM |
| | “The Shrieks, Groans, imprecations, deprecations, The Clashing of Swords and bayonets &c&c&c, was more expressive of Horror than the Thunder of the artillery &e on the Day of action.”Lieutenant Martin Hunter You are now facing . . . — — Map (db m13614) HM |
| | In 1782, five years after Paoli, this picture was painted in London for a British officer who participated in the battle. Although the artist, Xavier della Gatta, never saw the Paoli Battlefield, this rare contemporary image of Revolutionary War . . . — — Map (db m13507) HM |
| | Because of a heroic rear guard action, Wayne was able to escape the Battle of Paoli with 1900 men. The survivors of Paoli never forgot the horror of that night. Indeed, it inspired them to fight with a vengeance at the Battle of Germantown, where . . . — — Map (db m13621) HM |
| | During the early 1800’s the cry “Remember Paoli!” stirred the hearts of listeners with personal memories of the harsh realities of war and lost loved ones. There was still an abiding desire to gather together on the anniversary of that . . . — — Map (db m13661) HM |
| | Other local historic sites of interest 1. General Warren Inn (Formerly the Warren Tavern) 2. Waynesborough Restored home of General Wayne 3. Valley Forge National Historical Park 4. St. Peter’s in the Great Valley Episcopal Church 5. Great . . . — — Map (db m13623) HM |
| | While on campaign, the armies tried to keep their baggage to a minimum, and tents required wagons. The British left most of their tents on their ships, so they built shelters called “wigwams” out of brush, leaves, cornstalks, sod, straw, . . . — — Map (db m13617) HM |
| | On this hallowed battlefield we recognize the men and women who gave their lives and to all veterans who served our nation since WWII with courage, honor, and dignity.
Dedicated to the American Veteran
The Cold War 1946 - 1989
Korean War . . . — — Map (db m162684) WM |
| | “At about 12 o’clock Genl. Wayne came riding along in the rear of the 2nd Brigade Calling out ‘Turn out my Boys, the Lads are Comeing, [we’ll give] them a push with the Bayonet through the Smoak.’ The Troops turned out as quick as Could be . . . — — Map (db m13509) HM |
| | The men of the Borough of Malvern and the Townships of East & West Whiteland, Willistown and East & West Goshen who served in the World War Deceased Carlton B. Cox • Clarence S. Evans • John J. Gleason • John V. Newlin • Norman J. Quinn • Wilmer . . . — — Map (db m44046) HM |
| | In 1817, nearly 40 years after the Revolutionary War, the first parade commemorating the anniversary of the Paoli Massacre was held. More than 400 volunteer troops participated “in a slow solemn march.” Three years after the Civil War . . . — — Map (db m13680) HM |
| | These grounds have been landscaped by the citizens of the Borough of Malvern in memory of the boys who made the supreme sacrifice World War II 1941 1945 Richard V. LaRue Charles F. Morris Robert J. Miller Louis J. Colona . . . — — Map (db m44044) HM |
| | Massacre Farm North To E. Whiteland Included A Site. Southwest of This Marker. The 19th Century House and Springhouse, Headwater of Crum Creek. Were torn down in 1989 — — Map (db m48226) HM |
| | Front of Monument: Sacred to the memory of the patriots who on this spot fell a sacrifice to British barbarity during the struggle for American Independence on the night of the 20th September 1777. Left Side of Monument: The atrocious . . . — — Map (db m13399) HM |
| | (front of monument) Sacred to the memory of the patriots who on this spot fell, a sacrifice to British barbarity during the struggle for American Independence on the night of the 20th September 1777. (left side of monument) The . . . — — Map (db m13444) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m44045) HM |
| | You are standing at the rear of the camp where the wagons were parked. The steeple of the Baptist Church marks the approximate location of Picket Post #3, which guarded the right flank. Lieutenant Samuel Brady was with Picket #3: “Brady . . . — — Map (db m13640) HM |
| | Site of Paoli Massacre
MALVERN
Sept. 20, 1777 — — Map (db m49381) HM |
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