Painters Crossing, Pennsylvania

Painters Crossing (or Painter's Crossroads) is a historic area of Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, near the intersection of U.S. Routes 1 and 202.^[1] The area is important in connection to the Revolutionary War battle at Brandywine.

According to US History.org,

Wayne posted a small brigade armed with four cannon, at Painter's Crossroads to cover the troops retreating toward Chester. They kept the main road to Chester open not only for Wayne's retreating men, but Nash's North Carolinians, and the rear guard of Sullivan's troops who were falling back from Dilworth.

The area of Painter's Crossing is named after Samuel Painter, a Quaker who moved to America in 1682 with William Penn and who purchased a large expanse of land in the area along the Brandywine in 1707 from John Piggott. His descendants lived on the land for many generations afterward. Their history is recorded in the book Descendants of Samuel Painter 1699–1903 by Orrin Chalfort Painter.

In the 1930s, the WPA Guide to Pennsylvania stated that it had a population of 37 and an altitude of 437 feet.^[2]

A condominium complex a few hundred feet from this intersection carries the official name "Painter's Crossing." This name is a slightly edited version of the more historical name, "Painter's Crossroads."

References

^ "MapQuest Maps - Driving Directions - Map". Mapquest.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
^ Federal Writers Project (October 31, 2013). The WPA Guide to Pennsylvania: The Keystone State. ISBN 9781595342362. Retrieved October 3, 2015. New York: Oxford University Press, 1940

External links

39°52′37″N 75°33′05″W / 39.87694°N 75.55139°W / 39.87694; -75.55139

[1] "MapQuest Maps - Driving Directions - Map". Mapquest.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

[2] Federal Writers Project (October 31, 2013). The WPA Guide to Pennsylvania: The Keystone State. ISBN 9781595342362. Retrieved October 3, 2015. New York: Oxford University Press, 1940

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Media
City	Chester
Boroughs	Aldan Brookhaven Chester Heights Clifton Heights Collingdale Colwyn Darby East Lansdowne Eddystone Folcroft Glenolden Lansdowne Marcus Hook Media Millbourne Morton Norwood Parkside Prospect Park Ridley Park Rose Valley Rutledge Sharon Hill Swarthmore Trainer Upland Yeadon
Townships	Aston Bethel Chadds Ford Chester Concord Darby Edgmont Haverford Lower Chichester Marple Middletown Nether Providence Newtown Radnor Ridley Springfield Thornbury Tinicum Upper Chichester Upper Darby Upper Providence
CDPs	Ardmore‡ Boothwyn Broomall Bryn Mawr‡ Chadds Ford‡ Cheyney University‡ Dilworthtown‡ Drexel Hill Folsom Haverford College‡ Lima Linwood Rosemont‡ St. Davids Village Green-Green Ridge Villanova‡ Wayne Woodlyn
Other communities	Beaver Valley‡ Booths Corner Bortondale Bowling Green Chelsea Chichester Concordville Crum Lynne Elwyn Feltonville Garden City Garnet Valley Garrett Hill Glen Mills Glen Riddle Gradyville Haverford‡ Havertown Holmes Lenni Llanerch Moylan Painters Crossing Radnor Riddlewood Secane South Media Strafford‡ Thornton Wallingford Wawa Wyola Zebleys Corner
Ghost town	Darling
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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