On Allerton Road, on the right when traveling west.
The metal truss bridge that stands before you marks the location of Jefferis' Ford. The ford is named after the Quaker family of Emmor Jefferis, the Revolutionary War-era owner of Blue Rock Farm located at the intersection of Lucky Hill and Allerton . . . — — Map (db m242783) 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
On West Strasburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 162) 0.5 miles west of Highland Road, on the left when traveling west.
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
Welcome!
This nature preserve is one of more than 40 owned and managed by Natural Lands Trust, a non-profit conservation organization serving eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.
Since 1953, we’ve been building an extensive . . . — — Map (db m182864) HM
On Allerton Road, on the right when traveling west.
This location marks the approximate eastern boundary of the Worth / Jefferis Rural Historic District. The landscape that extends westward beyond the bridge before you exemplifies the formative character of Chester County's early 18th century era of . . . — — Map (db m242779) HM
