This is a great little video about the Battle of Brandywine.
Hank
Hank’s Place has been a Chadds Ford landmark for over 20 years. It’s an upscale diner where you are likely to see Chadds Ford’s movers and shakers, along with tourists and regular folks.
The ca. 1725 John Chads House
Quaker John Chads–ferryman, farmer, and tavern owner–built this house of Pennsylvania field stone around 1725. After his death in 1760, his wife lived on in the house, refusing to evacuate even during the cannonball-filled skies of the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777. The house fell into disrepair in the 20th century but saw new life in 1968 when the Chadds Ford Historical Society purchased and restored it as a historic house museum.
The Chadds Ford Inn
Those in the know differ on exactly when this building was constructed, but parts of it probably date back to the 18th century. It has enjoyed recent restoration and a new incarnation as the Brandywine Prime restaurant, but it will always be the Chadds Ford Inn to me.
The Nation Makers by Howard Pyle
Howard Pyle is one of America’s greatest illustrators. Based in Wilmington, Delaware, Pyle opened a summer art school in nearby Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, in 1898. Students included N.C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, Violet Oakley, and Frank Schoonover.
Jim Gibson
Commander Jim Gibson of the First Continental Line at the Brandywine Battlefield Park’s Revolutionary Times, 2005.
Photo copyright 2007 by Karen S. Furst, all rights reserved.
Battle of Brandywine Historical Marker
One of the things that Delaware County and the Brandywine Valley is famous for.
The Christian C. Sanderson Museum
The Sanderson Museum of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, has a rich collection of objects relating to life in Chadds Ford as well as an extensive collection of memorabilia representing the American experience. From Revolutionary War history to childhood memories, from Chadds Ford artifacts to Civil War memorabilia, the Sanderson Museum represents a man’s life and a nation’s history. Visit website.
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