The 10-acre Dilworth Farm at 1370 Birmingham Road near the Brandywine Battlefield has been successfully preserved in perpetuity, 240 years after the battle, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News.
Politicians, land conservationists, historic preservationists, and other stakeholders recently joined the public at the site of the Revolutionary War battle to mark its official preservation.
The purchase price of $850,000 was paid for using $350,000 in Chester County grants and $75,000 from contributions made by Campaign 1776 members. The balance was provided by the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program…