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RG1.B4.F12 - Report
This folder contains information on the march of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War in the Philadelphia and Chester County areas. It includes Yellow Springs. Bibliographies, naratives and maps are included.
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RG1.B4.F19 - Booklet
This booklet, "The Way It Was" was written and illustrated by the children of the Paoli Schools to celebrate the Bi-Centennial of America. It contains puzzles, recipes, letters, poems, and special features on the Paoli area. Also included are stories on jobs and crafts, Indians, places of interest, early education. A piece describing Historic Yellow Springs is included.
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RG1.B4.F22 - Exhibit Report
This folder contains various documents relating to the photographic history of events in the Chester Springs area during the Revolutionary War 1777-78. It includes newspaper clippings with photos describing the exhibit resulting from the research and photography. Also included are the narratives written to detail the Revolutionary War in the Chester Springs area.
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RG1.B4.F23 - Report
This folder contains the report written by Terry Ward for John Neidley, owner of the water dipper reported to belong to Abigail Hartman Rice and used by General George Washington to drink water. This occurred in 1777 at Yellow Springs. The dipper has been an heirloom in the family ever since. Included is the research on the dipper and its descent in the family through today. References cited in the report are given. Also in the folder is cor...
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RG1.B4.F8 - Records
This folder contains a history of the Warwick Furnace and copies of pages from Samuel Nutt's "book" of 1702 with orders for supplies and recipes for good items.
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RG1.B5.F27 - Excerpts
This short excerpt from an unknown source briefly details the history of the Valley Forge - the old iron forge on Valley Creek. The forge was built in 1742 and it was destoyed by the British after the Battle of Brandywine and was never restored.
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RG1.B5.F3 - Excerpts
This folder contains several excerpts re Peter Dehaven and his part in the Revolutionary War and the ammunition and powder mills..
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RG1.B5.F4 - Excerpts
This folder contains various excerpts re the Hartman family found in many different locations: monographs, personal listings and research findings. Genealogies are included. The Hartman family served in the Revolutionary War in Pikeland Township. Included are photographs of the grave marker for Peter Hartman and Abigail Hartman Rice.
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RG2.B1.F22 - Magazine article
This photocopy of an article in the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 34, 1910, describes the settling of East Vincent Township written by local citizen Frederick Sheeder in 1846. He begins at the time of the land grant by William Penn and continues to mention sales of property over time and to whom sold. He also describes the settling of this area with mills, churches, cemeteries. Of special interest is his mention of the Y...
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RG2.B1.F25 - Newspaper clippings
This series of articles about the Yellow Springs Spa was written by Peter Martin for the Phoenixville newspaper The Daily Republican. Martin describes the early spa telling about the Revolutionary War hospital and then the series of spa owners. He also describes life and activities at the spa listing several who visited and their experiences. Also included is a column by Jack V. Norris giving the history of West Pikeland Township by local res...
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RG2.B2.F12 - Booklet
This booklet was written to preserve the story of West Pikeland for its citizens. It details the West Pikeland community focusing on the village of Yellow Springs (Chester Springs). The Revolutionary War Hospital is described and the Yellow Springs Spa is described as well. The churches, farms, mills, mines, and taverns are listed. The railroad lines, roadways, trees, Underground Railroad, and hunting and fishing are discussed. A view of ev...
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RG2.B2.F17 - Report
This photocopy describes medicinal springs in Chester County; namely the Yellow Springs Spa in Chester Springs and the Silver Spring in Kimberton. The American Indians first used the medicinal waters, and soon early settlers transformed trails to major roadways with the first hotels available in 1722. The report gives a detail on the geology of iron ore and cobalt found in this area and the " birth elements" whose qualities they believe involve ...
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RG2.B2.F39 - Letter
The letter from the PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources outlines the geologic data on the springs at the Yellow Springs Spa. Little is given as the flows are low and not well documented in the scientific literature. Attached to the letter are two reports on the springs. One dated 1883 includes the geology of Chester County and the other from 1887 includes the geological survey of the United States. The Chester County report contain...
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