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Letter from your Township Manager

Please read the following letter from the Township Manager regarding the mandatory wearing of face masks in PA... Read on...
In PA, Masks are Now Mandatory in all Public Places

Governor Tom Wolf announced July 1st a new order signed by Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine that takes the mask-wearing directive one step further... Read on...
Public Works Lead Laborer

Kennett Township is looking for a Public Works Lead Laborer to join the team! Read on...
Barkingfield Park Reopening June 26th

Kennett Township will reopen Barkingfield Park effective Friday, June 26th in conjunction with Chester County moving into the Green Phase... Read on...
Kaolin Road Bridge Detour

There will be a detour of Kaolin Road over the West Branch of Red Clay Creek beginning mid July and running through February 2021. Read on to see official announcement and map... Read on...
Kennett Township - Bird Town

You may already know that Kennett Township was designated as a Bird Town but do you know what that means to you? There are numerous resources available on our website that will help you turn your yard into a thriving bird sanctuary! Read on...
Local Earned Income Tax Deadline Now July 30, 2020

Keystone Collections is following the federal guidelines and extending the deadline for filing local earned income tax to July 31, 2020. Read on...

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Township Calendar

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Wed Jul. 8

Planning Commission Work Session
Wed Jul. 8

Safety Committee Meeting
Tue Jul. 14

Emergency Services Commission-Public Meeting (held at Pennsbury Township)
Wed Jul. 15

Board Of Supervisors Public Meeting
Thu Jul. 16

Land Conservation Advisory Committee

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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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