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Delaware County Historic Attractions: Historic Rose Valley
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Thunderbird Lodge is a building of historical and architectural significance in the utopian community of Rose Valley, Delaware County. tribIn 1904, architect Will Price converted an existing circa-1790 stone barn into studios for the artists Charles H. and Alice Barber Stephens. Appended to this, he designed a rambling fieldstone-and-stucco house, including a 3-story octagonal stair tower that joined the wings and served all five levels. Randall Vernon House (c.1700). The Hedgerow Theatre as it is today.
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Delaware County Historic Attractions: Concord Township Historical Society
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Concord Township Historical Society. The Pierce-Willits House built circa 1744 is the Society Headquarters. Concord Friends Meeting House. Concord Township Historical Society is a non-profit volunteer organization founded in 1967 to collect, preserve, and share our local history. The collections of the Society are housed in the the Society's Headquarters, the Pierce-Willits House. Historical properties of interest include:. Concord Friends Meeting Hous. E, erected in 1728;. Built in 1898;. Click image ab...
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Delaware County Historic Attractions: Brandywine Battlefield
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General Lafayette's Headquarters at the Brandywine Battlefield near Chadds Ford. The Brandywine BattlefieldVisitors Center, just off Route 1 at Chadds Ford, is set amidst 50 acres of rolling park and woodlands. Inside are historical exhibits of uniforms, weapons and artifacts found on the battleground. On the park grounds, not far from the center are both Washington's headquarters (the Ring House) and Lafayette's quarters (Gideon Gilpin's farm house). Reenactment at the Brandywine Battlefield. The park i...
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Delaware County Historic Attractions: The Notorious Riverfront of Marcus Hook
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The Notorious Riverfront of Marcus Hook. Plank House as it looks today. 221 Market Street, The oldest house in Marcus Hook,. Alleged to be owned. By Margaret, Blackbeard's favorite mistress. Much of Marcus Hook’s historical significance comes from its identity as a maritime town. Marcus Hook was the first port of call for Philadelphia from its earliest days, and later would become the farthest upriver that large ships could safely navigate without knowledge of the local shoals and ties. 9 Great Gardens f...
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Delaware County Historic Attractions: The "Old" Main Line
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The "Old" Main Line. Anthony Wayne Theatre was built in the 1920s. Though the marquee has changed, the essence of the Moroccan style facade remains beautiful. Ardrossan Mansion as it remains today. Chanticleer Mansion and Gardens. Wayne, the central village of the community, has a vibrant downtown, and is bordered by neighborhoods with wide lawns and well preserved late 19th century and early 20th century homes, many by noted architects. Wednesday - Sunday - 10am - 5pm. Friday Evening - Open until 8pm.
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Delaware County Historic Attractions: The Morton Homestead
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Morton Homestead is a historic homestead that is part of Morton Homestead State Park at 100 Lincoln Avenue in Prospect Park, Delaware County. The homestead was founded in 1654 by Morton Mortenson, a Finnish immigrant, when the area was part of the New Sweden colony. Mortenson’s great-grandson, John Morton, signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Parts of the current house date back to the 1698 with a large addition constructed in the 18th century. Where to Stay in Delco. Click above for locations...
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Delaware County Historic Attractions: The Thomas Massey House in Broomall
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The Thomas Massey House in Broomall. The Thomas Massey House is a monument to the American dream – the home of an indentured servant who became a landowner, and like the American dream the house has endured over 300 years. The Thomas Massey House is one of the oldest English Quaker homes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is on the National Register of Historical Places, and the Historical American Building Survey. In 1964 the Massey House was on the verge of demolition when a descendant, Lawrence M...
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Destination Delco News
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Volunteers at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. If your New Year's resolutions included finding time to volunteer for a worthy cause, here are 4. Ways to help your community while supporting tourism or special events that bring thousands of people to Delaware County each year. The Brandywine River Museum of Art has a myriad of opportunities to support art and culture in Delaware County. Volunteer for the Museum. Be a Museum Guide. Imagination and use of a glue-gun is are musts for the Critter Makers.
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Destination Delco News
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Great men and women throughout history are remembered because they transformed the way human beings think, act or react. The best way to honor them is to also think and act.in a way that creates a positive reaction today. Martin Luther King, Jr. attended Crozer Theological Seminary in 1951. January 16th we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, who was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law.
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