Chadds Ford and Kennett Square

It was at the property of John Chads in then-Birmingham Township that the Brandywine River turned shallow, allowing 18th-century travelers along the ancestral road of U.S. Route 1 to cross. When water levels rose and submerged the ford, the enterprising Chad operated a ferry to secure passage. When the Redcoats and the Continentals dueled here in 1777, General George Washington hoped to divert British troops to other fords along the Brandywine, but he eventually found his army outflanked and retreated. A depiction of the battle by illustrator Howard Pyle hangs in the Brandywine River Museum, the legacy of his star student, N.C. Wyeth, and succeeding generations of Wyeths, Andrew and Jamie.

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Chadds Ford and Kennett Square Articles

	Picking the Main Line's Best Breakfasts (and Brunches) By Hobart Rowland
	10 Best Breakfasts on the Main Line Kick-start your morning with one of Main Line Today's favorite breakfast dishes, from old-fashioned Irish oatmeal to cinnamon bun French toast. By Beth Ceccarelli
	The Revival of Stained Glass in Chadds Ford Thanks to artist Robert P. Horan, his Antiquity Glass in Chadds Ford is reawakening the neglected craft—perhaps in a Main Line home near you. By J.F. Pirro

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