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This Delaware County website page is for
History, Facts, Archives, Records, Museums, Exhibits, Documents, Genealogy,
Libraries, Historians, Timeline, Research, Historic Preservation, Ancestry
and Statistics in Delaware County, Aldan, Aston, Boothwyn, Brookhaven,
Broomall, Bryn Mawr, Chadds Ford, Chester, Chesterbrook, Cheyney, Clifton
Heights, Concordville, Crum Lynne, Darby, Drexel Hill, Lansdowne, Eddystone,
Edgemont, Elwyn, Essington, Folcroft, Folsom, Glen Mills, Gradyville,
Havertown, Holmes, Lansdowne, Lenni, Lima, Linwood, Manoa, Marcus Hook,
Media, Morton, Moylan, Newtown Square, Norwood, Ogden, Pilgrim Gardens,
Primos, Prospect Park, Radnor, Rose Valley, Rutledge, Saint Davids, Secane,
Sharon Hill, Springfield, Swarthmore, Thornton, Trainer, Upper Darby,
Villanova, Wallingford, Wayne, Woodlyn and Yeadon.
Places of interest in Delaware County include Academy of Natural Sciences,
American Helicopter Museum, Barns-Brinton House, Brandywine Battlefield
Park, King of Prussia, Brandywine River Museum, Delaware Art Museum, Hagley
Museum, Paper Mill House Museum, Rockwood Park, Rose Tree Park, Scott
Arboretum of Swarthmore, Taylor Memorial Arboretum, Philadelphia International
Airport and the Delaware River. |
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Delaware
County, one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, was created from
part of Chester County in 1789. It was named for the Delaware
River and its county seat has been Media since 1851. Prior to
1851 Chester City was the county seat of both Delaware County
and, before that, of Chester County in the Delaware Valley area.
Delaware County and the history-rich Brandywine countryside
have thousands of visitors touring battlefields, rivers and
nationally renowned museums and gardens. Historic Sugartown,
a rural crossroads village dating from the late 18th century
is located in Willistown Township. It was a typical crossroads
village that provided goods and services required by the surrounding
farm community. Most of the buildings have remained largely
intact and it provides an exceptional example of a self-sufficient
community
of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Brandywine Battlefield
Historic Site is on the grounds of the park is Washington's
headquarters and Lafayette's quarters. Colonial Pennsylvania
Plantation in Ridley Creek State Park is an authentic living
history site dedicated to educating visitors about the world
of an ordinary farm family living in 18th century southeastern
Pennsylvania. Henry Lewis’ Grange Estate was one of the
first three European settlers in Haverford Township. Arriving
in 1682, he built his estate on 500 acres. Linvilla Orchards
is a 300-acre farm dedicated to agriculture, entertainment and
education. Take a hayride thru our fields and orchards; climb
aboard our passenger train “The Playland Express;”
experience a ride on a real pony; let “Face Painting by
Stacey” transform you into a princess or Spiderman, visit
with the farm animals and play in our all new Playland Playground.
Nathaniel Newlin Grist Mill and Milling community is an active
1704 water-wheel powered grist mill, 1739 miller's home, log
cabin, and active forge. 
