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Brandywine Creek [1] [2] (also called the Brandywine River) is a tributary of the Christina River in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States.The Lower Brandywine (the main stem) is 20.4 miles (32.8 km) long [3] and is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River with several tributary streams.
The Brandywine Creek flows south through the Brandywine Creek State Park, into Wilmington [12] where it flows through Brandywine Park near the city center. Along the way it flows past Hagley Museum and Library where it powered the powder mills of the early Dupont company. The flow of the creek is not substantial, though it is reliable, being ...
On a summer ride or hike down to the river, one might witness a flotilla of kayakers or rafters drifting down to Thompson's Bridge [21] [22] [23] or a pace line of cyclists racing along Brandywine Creek Drive. Several cycling and hiking groups help maintain the trails in the wildlife refuge and can frequently be seen with chainsaws clearing ...
Roughly bounded by Creek and Bullock Rds., the Beverly Farm, Big Bend, and Hill Girt Farms estates, and Brandywine Creek 39°51′05″N 75°35′12″W / 39.851389°N 75.586667°W / 39.851389; -75.586667 ( Twin Bridges Rural Historic
Brandywine Creek State Park is a public recreation area located three miles (4.8 km) north of Wilmington, Delaware along the Brandywine Creek. The state park is 951.33 acres (384.99 ha) in area and much of the park was part of a Du Pont family estate and dairy farm before becoming a state park in 1965.
Brandywine Park also includes active recreational facilities including playgrounds, athletic fields, and Baynard Stadium. [10] Kentmere Parkway, a half-mile stretch of roadway, was designed by Bancroft and John Charles Olmsted to serve as a greenway to connect Brandywine Park to Rockford Park. The parkway was built in 1891 and features a large ...
Brandywine Creek (Cuyahoga River tributary), in Summit County, Ohio; Brandywine Creek (Quittapahilla Creek tributary), in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Brandywine Creek (Christina River tributary), in Chester County, Pennsylvania and New Castle County, Delaware East Branch Brandywine Creek, in Chester County, Pennsylvania; West Branch ...
Breck's Mill Area, also known as Breck's Mill Area-Henry Clay Village Historic District, is a national historic district located along Brandywine Creek in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. [2] It encompasses 56 contributing buildings, five contributing sites, and three contributing structures. The district encompasses ...