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Category: Book Excerpts

Early Battlefield Tourism

September 1, 2020 Catherine Quillman

The esteemed historian Amos Brinton points to the location of Chads’ Ferry (south of Chads’ Ford) where the Hessians crossed…

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Posted in: Book Excerpts, History Matters Filed under: Chadds Ford, PA, The Battle of Brandywine, Tourism of the Brandywine Valley

Fans of Netflix’s TURN: Washington’s Spies. Read about the British Counterparts.

Catherine Quillman

In the weeks and even months leading up to the Battle of Brandywine, the British sought out information from a…

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Posted in: Book Excerpts, History Matters Filed under: British Spies and Traitors, Joseph Galloway, The American Revolution in The Brandywine Valley, The Battle of Brandywine

More Myth Busting: where did General Lafayette Sleep?

Catherine Quillman

In recent years, historians have tried to dispel the community legend that Gilpin’s House, part of the Brandywine Battlefield State…

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Posted in: Book Excerpts, History Matters Filed under: famous Sycamores, The American Revolution in The Brandywine Valley, The Battle of Brandywine, The Marquis de Lafayette

Where Did Washington Sleep?

August 7, 2020 Catherine Quillman

The American Headquarters in Chadds Ford Thanks to a group of local residents and historians who created the Brandywine Battlefield…

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Posted in: Book Excerpts, History Matters Filed under: 1777, American Revolution, General George Washington, Hamilton, Sept. 11th, The Battle of Brandywine, The Marquis de Lafayette

A Tale of Two Gentlemen: The British general Sir William Howe and Gen. George Washington

July 7, 2020 Catherine Quillman

Historians have often found striking similarities between Howe and Washington, especially during the Philadelphia Campaign of 1777 when they shared…

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Posted in: Book Excerpts, History Matters Filed under: British General Sir William Howe, colonial history, General George Washington

The Peaceable Valley

May 10, 2020 Catherine Quillman 1 Comment

The Taylor-Cope Historic District near Marshallton, Chester County “I have often been impressed with the fact that many of the…

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Posted in: Book Excerpts, History Matters Filed under: Breadbasket of the Colonies, The American Revolution in The Brandywine Valley, The Quakers in PA

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