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Painters Crossing (or Painter's Crossroads) is a historic area of Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, near where U.S. Route 202 and U.S. Route 1 cross. The area is important in connection to the Revolutionary War battle at Brandywine. According to (US History.org ),
The area of Painter's Crossing is named after Samuel Painter, a Quaker who came to America in 1682 with William Penn, and who purchased a large expanse of land in the area along the Brandywine in 1707 from John Piggott. His descendants lived in the land for many generations afterward. Their history is recorded in the book ''Descendants of Samuel Painter 1699–1903'' by Orrin Chalfort Painter. In the 1930s the WPA Guide to Pennsylvania stated that it had a population of 37 and an altitude of 437 feet.〔 New York: Oxford University Press, 1940〕 A condominium complex a few hundred feet from this intersection carries the official name "Painter's Crossing." This name is a slightly edited version of the more historical name, "Painter's Crossroads." ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Painters Crossing, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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