September 11, 1777, while on the march
to the Battlefield of Brandywine,
the British Army under Howe
and Cornwallis crossed the
Brandywine at the ford just
south of this point.
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Erected by
The Pennsylvania . . . — — Map (db m198354) HM
Trimbleville, circa 1740, was named after Irish immigrant James Trimble. Located along the 1728 Great Valley Road, the hamlet grew up around one of Chester County’s earliest grist mills, powered by the Broad Run. Due East, on the Brandywine Creek, . . . — — Map (db m194566) HM
For over 250 years, a building has stood on this site. First a house, probably built in 1750 for William and Abigail Clayton. In 1764, Joseph Martin built an addition and opened The Center House, or Martin's Tavern. For 200 years it functioned as a . . . — — Map (db m194378)
Built in 1987 the Boeing Model 360 was a technology demonstrator as well as a new model for manufacturing methodology. There was a large effort to streamline the helicopter to reduce drag in order to increase speed.
The Model 360 was . . . — — Map (db m205631) HM
Side One:
Columbus P. Evans
A Citizen of Delaware
Born in Pennsylvania
September 6th 1824
Died at West Chester
February 19, 1854
Side Two:
Editor of the
Delaware Republican
1843 – 1854
Mayor of the
City of Wilmington . . . — — Map (db m81744) HM WM
An important Indian trail, key to Pennsylvania's fur trade in the 17th century, crossed the present highway near here. It linked trading posts on the lower Schuylkill and Indian towns to the west. The Dutch, Swedes, and English fought one another . . . — — Map (db m40994) HM
The HH-2D, originally designated the HU2K-1, is a derivative of the 1956 Kaman Model K-20 that was the winner of a 1956 U.S. Navy competition for a fast-long-range utility helicopter. Originally, the Sea Sprite had a single GE-T58 turbine engine. . . . — — Map (db m205618) HM
The HH-52 was a derivative of the Sikorsky S-55 (H-19) helicopter. The HH-52 utilized the S-55 rotor system with only minor changes, but employed a turbine engine instead of a reciprocating engine. The U.S. Coast Guard ordered 99 of these . . . — — Map (db m205632) HM
The HH-3A was developed from the Sikorsky S-61 series of helicopters. The most famous S-61's are those used in transporting the President to and from the White House. Twelve HH-3A's were converted from the Navy SH-3 series of helicopters for . . . — — Map (db m205624) HM
Side One:
Major Isaac Barnard
Born March 22, 1791
Died February 18, 1834
Side Two:
Senator of Pennsylvania, 1820:
Sec’y of The Commonwealth, 1826:
Senator of The U. States, 1827.
Side Three:
This Memorial in . . . — — Map (db m49594) HM WM
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
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) WM
During the war for American Independence, (1775–1783). Patriots organized the Chester County Militia. One battalion trained at the nearby farm of Col. Thomas Taylor, their Quaker commander. Combat came to the Chester County Militia on Sept. 11, . . . — — Map (db m240559) HM WM
During the war for American Independence, (1775–1783). Patriots organized the Chester County Militia. One battalion trained at the nearby farm of Col. Thomas Taylor, their Quaker commander. Combat came to the Chester County Militia on Sept. 11, . . . — — Map (db m241870) HM WM
After the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, over 2,000 Union prisoners were held at a makeshift camp here, awaiting exchange for Confederate prisoners. Retreating armies often issued battlefield paroles to captured enemy soldiers, who were then held . . . — — Map (db m68586) HM
Okehocking Indian Town
The Chiefs
Pokhais, Sepopawny, and Muttagooppa
With their people of the Unami Group
* Their Totem * The Tortoise *
Of the Lenni – Lenape or Delawares
were moved from lower Ridley and Crum Creeks
by . . . — — Map (db m159371) HM
1704 House
Has been designated a
Registered National Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the History of the United . . . — — Map (db m187163) HM
The battle ended just southwest of here at nightfall. With Howe and his troops holding the field, Washington’s force withdrew to Chester. Although he was wounded, Lafayette helped to reorganize the retreating troops, and Pulaski’s cavalry protected . . . — — Map (db m146793) HM
As pacifist Quakers, many Brinton family members abhorred the war that was closing in on their 1704 home. Near here, at dusk, on Sept. 11, 1777, two military actions by the Americans saved their retreat. General Greene's soldiers inflicted heavy . . . — — Map (db m194853) HM
On September 11, 1777, the Brinton Run Preserve Property was the location of a final fight during the Battle of the Brandywine, just before the American troops retreated from British fire. Funding for the acquisition and permanent protection of . . . — — Map (db m195338) HM
William Brinton 1704 House
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1968
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m187162) HM
