Covered Bridges and the Civil War

                                Can you remember when Chester Creek in Aston looked like this?
                                                  MIDDLETOWN MONDAYS
                            A Lecture Series in Celebration of the 325th Anniversary of the Township

Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m.

at Lima Estates, 411 North Middletown Road, Media, PA 19063

Free and open to the public, no registration required

Monday, September 17

"COVERED BRIDGES OF DELAWARE COUNTY"

by Keith Lockhart,

Delaware County Historian

and creator of www.delawarecountyhistory.com

   The covered bridge is an important historic structure in Pennsylvania.  The state leads the nation with a total of 197 remaining intact today, unfortunately that number was 227 in 1982 and 271 in 1972.  It has been estimated that there were at least 1500 covered bridges in PA during the height of the covered bridge period 1830-1880.  The first covered bridge in America was built over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia in 1800.  The creeks of Delaware County were once crossed by dozens of covered bridges, sadly only one, Bartram's, remains today over Crumb Creek in Newtown Township.

Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation

at Ridley Creek State Park    

        

Civil War Battle & Camp

Saturday, September 22nd

11 AM - 5 PM, last entry at 4 PM

Sunday, September 23rd

11 AM - 2:30 PM, last entry at 2 PM 

The South is invading Pennsylvania again. The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation will be hosting a Federal and Confederate battle and camp on September 22nd & 23rd. Witness firearm demonstrations, drills, a burial squad, use of herbs in the 1860s and camp life. There will be period fashions and displays of civilian life. Battles will take place on Saturday at 12 and 4. Sunday's battle will be at 2. Watch the North try to defend the farm against the invading forces from old Dixie.

No visitors are permitted to enter after battle has begun.

Particpating Units

4th Texas, Company B "The Tom Green Rifles" (host unit)

12th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry "Company K" (host unit)

Salem Flying Artillery

Bell's Rifles

10th Virginia

Louisanna Zouaves

Members of the Mifflin Guard

Civil War Heritage Foundation

Spanglers Mercantile - Sutler

J. Arthur Moore - Author " Up from Corinth" (Saturday only)

The Stitching Dutchman, & Co - Sutler

Traveling Tintypist

  

Admission: $12 for adults & $8 for children

(children under 4 are free!)