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BARNS-BRINTON TAVERN
Built c1714; owned by the Chadds
Ford Historical Society.
Rte. 1, (next to the Winery)
BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD PARK
Rte. 1, Chadds Ford, PA; 610-459-3342
Brandywine Battlefield Park
website
BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM
A 19th-century gristmill converted
into a museum which features the paintings of the Wyeth family.
Rte. 1, Chadds Ford, PA. 610-388-2700
BRANDYWINE VALLEY TOURIST INFORMATION
CENTER
Brandywine
Valley website
WILLIAM BRINTON 1704 HOUSE & HISTORIC
SITE
Oakland Road (just off Rte. 202);
Dilworthtown, PA
610-399-0913. www.brintonfamily.org
JOHN CHAD HOUSE
The restored stone house of John
Chad; owned by the Chadds Ford Historical Society (and at one time their
headquarters.)
Rte. 100, west of Chadds Ford, PA.
610-388-7376
CHESTER COUNTY TOURIST BUREAU
Government Services Building; 601 Westtown
Rd.,
Suite 170, West Chester, PA.
800-228-9933.
COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA PLANTATION
A working plantation for more than
300 years. The plantation has been restored to its 18th century
appearance, with animals and farming typical of this period, including
costumed historical folks.
The Plantation is located in Ridley Creek State
Park.
Rte. 3, Media, PA. 610-566-1725.
HERR'S SNACK FACTORY
Rtes. 1 and 272; Nottingham, PA.
1-800-63-SNACK
For more information or to schedule a tour of their factory, please call the
above listed phone number.
HISTORIC YELLOW SPRINGS
1685 Art School Road, Chester Springs,
PA. 610-827-7414
www.yellowsprings.org
KENNETT UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CENTER
505 S. Broad St., Kennett Square, PA.
610-347-2237
www.undergroundrr.kennett.net
LONGWOOD GARDENS
US Route 1, Kennett Square, PA.
610-388-1000
www.longwoodgardens.org
MILL at ANSELMA
1730 Conestoga Road (Rte. 401), Chester
Springs, PA
610-917-0447; email: info@anselmamill.org
PAOLI
MEMORIAL GROUNDS
Monument Avenue, Malvern,
PA. For more information, call 610-644-2602
Also see this site
regarding the Paoli Massacre.
SPRINGTON MANOR FARM (& MANOR HOUSE)
860 Springton Manor Road; Glenmoore,
PA. 610-942-2450
VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Rte. 23 & N. Gulph Rd., Valley Forge,
PA. 610-783-1077
See the National Park Service's website.
WAYNESBOROUGH (residence of Major General Anthony Wayne)
2049 Waynesborough Rd., Paoli, PA.
610-647-1779
www.madanthonywayne.org
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