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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Adjacent to Chester County, Pennsylvania
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| On West Market Street at North High Street & West Market Street, on the left when traveling east on West Market Street. |
| | [Left Plaque]
Erected by The County of Chester
In grateful commemoration of the heroism, sacrifices, and patriotism of her soldiers, sailors, and marines displayed during the late war of the rebellion for the preservation of the Union and . . . — — Map (db m48892) HM |
| | Old Main Building, constructed in 1871, served as the principal dormitory and classroom facility for the West Chester Teacher's Normal School. In 1971, faced with prohibitive costs of a facility upgrade, Old Main was torn down by the PA Dept of . . . — — Map (db m8136) HM |
| | 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 |
| Near South Birmingham Road at Country Club Road. |
| |
Est 1740
General Howe
Command Post
September 11, 1777 — — Map (db m77129) HM |
| On Birmingham Road at Country Club Drive, on the left when traveling south on Birmingham Road. |
| | Osborne's Hill
From this ridge General Howe directed
the movements of the British Army
during the Battle of Brandywine,
September 11, 1777.
__________
Erected by
The Pennsylvania Historical Commission
and the Chester and . . . — — Map (db m51472) HM |
| On S. Church Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Boyhood home of this composer of orchestral and vocal works, including the "Adagio for Strings" and Knoxville; Summer of 1915." Won Pulitzer Prizes in music, 1958 & 1963. Graduate, Curtis Institute. He wrote West Chester High's Alma Mater song. — — Map (db m8157) HM |
| Near S. New Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Birmingham Road at Squire Drive, on the right when traveling south on Birmingham Road. |
| | Cornwallis’ division of the British Army halted here September 11, 1777, on its march to the Battlefield of Brandywine — — Map (db m50107) HM |
| On East Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Simon Barnard Row
104-116 East Washington Street
227 North Walnut Street
These Row Houses were constructed about 1856 by Simon Barnard, local businessman, builder, realtor and Political Activist who was an advocate of the Anti-Slavery . . . — — Map (db m90315) HM |
| On W. Gay Street at N. High Street, on the right when traveling west on W. Gay Street. |
| | (Turk's Head), built of logs, 1760. Used as a hospital for American wounded after the Battle of Brandywine, Sept, 1777. Some soldiers died and were buried here in the schoolyard. — — Map (db m8154) HM |
| Near West Gay Street at South High Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Site of First Schoolhouse in West Chester (Turk's Head), built of logs, 1760. Used as a hospital for American wounded after the Battle of Brandywine, Sept, 1777. Some soldiers died and were buried here in the schoolyard. — — Map (db m92184) HM |
| On West Strasburg Road at Bradford Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Strasburg Road. |
| | 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 |
| On Cheyney Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Farmer, Patriot, Public Servant. Cheyney was born and lived at this homestead his entire life. During the Battle of the Brandywine, he warned Gen. Washington of a British flanking movement. As a delegate to Pennsylvania’s 1787 convention, he voted . . . — — Map (db m145818) HM |
| On South Adams Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | An African American women's community service organization chartered 1865. A part of the United Order of Tents, J.R. Giddings and Jollifee Union, founded in 1847 and named for abolitionist Congressman Giddings and his law partner. — — Map (db m8241) 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 range . . . — — Map (db m84971) HM |
| Near West Strasburg Road. |
| | Tavern Fare...
What sort of food was served at the Center House?
To date, no specific food has been linked to this particular tavern, but Joseph Martin would probably have provided 18th century Anglo-Welsh American “country . . . — — Map (db m66895) |
| On East Market Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Chartered by The State of Pennsylvania on April 22, 1890 this is the only Mutual savings bank in the County and is one of seven in the state. It is owned and operated for the benefit of the depositors. Previous locations of the bank were nearby on . . . — — Map (db m49388) HM |
| On North High Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The First National Bank of West Chester Chartered 1863 Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m49436) HM |
| On S. Birmingham Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Wilmington Pike at Church Ave., on the right when traveling south on Wilmington Pike. |
| | The Great Trail of the Minquas or Susquehanna Indians from the Susquehanna to the Schuylkill crossed the present road about this point. It was the path prior to 1670 for their conquest of the Lenni-Lenape or Delaware Indians and for trade with the . . . — — Map (db m8249) HM |
| On S. Birmingham Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On West Miner Street (One Way, East to West). |
| | Thomas S. Butler House
This Property Has Been
Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places — — Map (db m54992) HM |
| On East Market Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This Bank occupies the site on which John Hoopes erected the Turk’s Head Tavern in 1769. Much of West Chester’s early history is associated with The Turk’s Head. For nearly 200 years, as tavern and hotel, it was an important center for military, . . . — — Map (db m49389) HM |
| Near South Pottstown Pike north of Primrose Lane, on the left when traveling north. |
| |
2nd Lieutenant Herman H. Haas, Jr.
2nd Lieutenant William C. Bethel
Sergeant John T. Donahue
Sergeant George B. Allen
Staff Sergeant Joseph Tucek
Sergeant Sylvio W. Pollender
Sergeant Edward P. Geoghegan, Jr.
Crewmembers of a . . . — — Map (db m41360) HM |
| On East Marshall Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | West Chester
Originally “Turk’s – Head”
Renamed for Chester
Founded 1788 — — Map (db m49616) HM |
| On West Gay Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Erected in 1812 for many years a flourishing classical and mathematical school stood on a site in the rear of this house the first president of the Board of Trustees was John Forsythe the first secretary was Dr. William Darlington. In 1869 this . . . — — Map (db m95982) HM |
| On N. High Street near Market Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Physician, congressman, began a service of 33 years as president of Bank of Chester County, in this building, 1830. Especially noted for his many contributions to the science and study of botany in the early 1800's. He died in 1863. — — Map (db m8148) 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 |
| On North High Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Eminent Botanist
Member of Congress
Born in Birmingham Chester County 1792 Died
West Chester 1863
Began a service of thirty three years as President of The Bank of Chester County in this building – 1830 — — Map (db m62205) HM |
| On N. High Street at Evans Street, on the right when traveling north on N. High Street. |
| | The first Woman's Rights Convention in Pennsylvania was held here, June 2-3, 1852, four years after the famous Seneca Falls, New York, Convention. It adopted resolutions promoting the legal, educational and vocational rights of women. — — Map (db m8149) HM |
| On State Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On South Jennersville Road (Pennsylvania Route 796) 0.1 miles south of West Baltimore Pike, on the right when traveling south. |
| | One of the premier music venues outside of Nashville, the park featured many of the biggest stars of country and bluegrass. Operated by the Waltman family from 1940 to 1995, it supported the transition from pre-WWII “hillbilly music” to . . . — — Map (db m135755) HM |
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