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10/05/22 BOS Meeting Location Change

The next scheduled Board of Supervisor Meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 7:00PM at the New Garden Township Meeting Room. Located at 299 Starr Road Landenberg, PA 19350. Read on...
ROAD CLOSURE- Sewer Line Replacement

NIGHT ROAD CLOSURE Sewer Line Replacement WEST SOUTH STREET CLOSED Between Chandler Mill Rd. & Wayne Ave. Starting Wednesday, September 28th 6:00PM to 6:00AM Completion date estimated: October 20th Follow All DETOUR SIGNS as you will be rerouted Read on...
Coffee with a Cop

Join your neighbors and police officers for coffee and conversation. The mission of coffee with a cop is to break down barriers between police and citizens. Read on...
Household Hazardous Waste Events

Check out this full list of dates and locations for 2022 Southeastern PA Regional Household Hazardous Waste Residential Events. These events are by appointment only so you must preregister. All of the details can be found on the flyer linked here. See the flyer here!

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Township Calendar

October 2022

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Tue Oct. 4

Trails and Sidewalk Committee Meeting
Tue Oct. 4

Planning Commission Work Session
Wed Oct. 5

Board of Supervisor Public Meeting
Thu Oct. 6

Historical Commission
Tue Oct. 11

Kennett Fire & EMS Regional Commission Meeting

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History of Kennett Township

Kennett Township figured prominently in our nation's military history. During the Revolution, British soldiers and Hessian mercenaries passed through on their way to Chadds Ford.

Learn more about the War of 1812, the Civil War and how these historical events impacted the early days of Kennett Township.

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The Pines/Fussell House

In the years leading up to the Civil War, The Kennett Square area was known as “the hotbed of abolitionism” due to the help many local resident gave to fugitive slaves. These Underground Railroad “stationmasters” provided shelter in their homes, called “stations,” and then secretly moved them along to another station, enroute north or west, to freedom. One of the most prominent of these stationmasters was Dr. Bartholomew Fussell, whose house still stands at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and McFarlan Road in Kennett Township, just outside of the Borough of Kennett Square, minutes from Longwood Gardens.

Some 2000 fugitive slaves passed through Fusssell’s house, “The Pines” and nearly every distinguished abolitionist to come to Kennett Square was entertained there at one time or another. It is one of the most historic of the more than three dozen Underground Railroad house in the Kennett Square area, the largest concentration of URR houses in an 8 mile radius in the country and the “hub of the Underground Railroad.”

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