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Spring 2022 Newsletter

The 2022 Spring Newsletter is now available! There will be paper copies available at the Township Building for pick up starting May 9th. See Newsletter Here!
Now Hiring! Public Works Operator and Police Admin Assistant

The Public Works Department is hiring a full time Operator and the Kennett Township Police Department is hiring a full time Police Administrative Assistant. Please follow the link to see the full job descriptions. See all job openings here...
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!
Kennett Area Senior Center Golf Outing

Kennett Area Senior Center will hold its 2nd Annual “Partners on Course” golf outing on Monday, June 20th at Hartefeld National in Avondale. Proceeds will go towards the mission and programs of KASC. See full flyer for registration and sponsorship info. See the flyer here!

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Township Calendar

May 2022

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Tue May 24

Environmental Advisory Council (EAC)
Mon May 30

Township Office Closed - Memorial Day
Wed Jun. 1

Board of Supervisor Hybrid Public Meeting
Thu Jun. 2

Historical Commission
Tue Jun. 7

Trails and Sidewalk Committee 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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