Site of the First Schoolhouse

Site of the First Schoolhouse (HM1QGH)

Location: West Chester, PA 19380 Chester County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 57.629', W 75° 36.323'

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in West Chester, Pennsylvania - c.1760

— A town at that time known as Turk's Head —

Site of First Schoolhouse in West Chester (Turk's Head), built of logs, 1760. Used as a hospital for American wounded after the Battle of Brandywine, Sept, 1777. Some soldiers died and were buried here in the schoolyard.
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HM NumberHM1QGH
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Year Placed1983
Placed ByWest Chester Area School Board & by donation of the West Chester Area Education Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 448294 N 4423546
Decimal Degrees39.96048333, -75.60538333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 57.629', W 75° 36.323'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 57' 37.74" N, 75° 36' 19.38" W
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Area Code(s)484, 610
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3 W Gay St, West Chester PA 19380, US
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