Brinton Run Preserve

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Brinton Run Preserve is a protected area in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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The tract is in the area where the Battle of Brandywine between American and British soldiers was fought on September 11, 1777. The preserve has two 1.5 mile loop trails. [1]

The agricultural property was acquired for protection in 2021. [2]

It is in Chadds Ford Township. [3] The property is 71.5 acres. There are no bathrooms and pets are not allowed. [4]

It is open dawn to dusk and managed by North American Land Trust. [5] It is across from the William Brinton 1704 House. [6]

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References

  1. "NALT Opens Historic Brinton Run Preserve to the Public". North American Land Trust. June 14, 2022.
  2. "Former Wyeth property to be preserved". June 10, 2024.
  3. Jacobs, Melissa (October 11, 2021). "Preserving a Piece of the Battle of Brandywine in Chadds Ford".
  4. "Land trust opens Brandywine Battlefield site to public". June 14, 2022.
  5. "Brinton Run Preserve". North American Land Trust.
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