Trimbleville, Pennsylvania, also known as Trimble's Ford and the Trimbleville Historic District is a hamlet of about six homes, in southern

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, about two miles south of Marshallton. James Trimble first bought land in the area on the banks of the west branch of the

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in 1744, with his descendants living in the hamlet until 1948. Several buildings survive from the eighteenth century. Buildings in the area include the Trimble's farmhouse, a mill,

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and wheelwright shops, and a boarding school. The area was listed by the

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as a

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in 1985. During the

Battle of Brandywine The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777, as part of the Ame ...

on September 11, 1777, over 12,000 British troops under Generals William Howe and Charles Cornwallis crossed the west branch of the Brandywine at Trimble's Ford. The troops began the flanking maneuver in

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, made their first crossing at Trimble's Ford, then crossed the east branch at Jefferis Ford, before engaging the American troops near

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.Martha Leigh Wolf, 1984, NRHP Nomination Form for Trimbleville Historic DistrictEnter "public" for ID and "public" for password to access the site.

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