Preserving Washington’s Headquarters
Posted by Troy Grubb on Nov 18, 2024 in | Comments Off on Preserving Washington’s Headquarters On the morning of September 9, 1777, Gen. George Washington and units of his Continental Army arrived in the village of Chads (later Chadds) Ford. Its strategic location on the Great Nottingham Road (today U.S. Route 1) and along the banks of the Brandywine Creek made it a likely place for an attack as the British army crept closer to the rebel capital of Philadelphia. As his anxious troops took...read more