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SPAR HILL Temporarily CLOSED for DEMO

After 5 years in the making; Kennett Township with the recommendation from the Kennett Township Historic Commission, is excited to announce that the preserving and demolition the structures at Spar Hill Farm will be taking place starting today! Read on...
12th Annual KACS Empty Bowls

Please join KACS for the 12th Annual Empty Bowls event on February 24, 2023, for lunch, dinner, and take-out! Read on...
KAPA is Hiring - Facilities Manager

KAPA is hiring a Facilities Manager. The job has been posted publicly on the park website and TurfNet. https://www.turfnet.com/jobs/j52855-facilities-manager/ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xNoMoN0y-OHHLs5DOoswSNx2-Pj6nvGb/view?usp=share_link Apply Now

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Township Calendar

February 2023

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Wed Feb. 1

Board of Supervisor Public Meeting
Thu Feb. 2

Historical Commission
Tue Feb. 7

Trails and Sidewalks Committee Meeting
Tue Feb. 7

Planning Commission Work Session
Tue Feb. 14

Planning Commission Public Meeting

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History of Kennett Township

Kennett Township figured prominently in our nation's military history. During the Revolution, British soldiers and Hessian mercenaries passed through on their way to Chadds Ford.

Learn more about the War of 1812, the Civil War and how these historical events impacted the early days of Kennett Township.

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The Pines/Fussell House

In the years leading up to the Civil War, The Kennett Square area was known as “the hotbed of abolitionism” due to the help many local resident gave to fugitive slaves. These Underground Railroad “stationmasters” provided shelter in their homes, called “stations,” and then secretly moved them along to another station, enroute north or west, to freedom. One of the most prominent of these stationmasters was Dr. Bartholomew Fussell, whose house still stands at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and McFarlan Road in Kennett Township, just outside of the Borough of Kennett Square, minutes from Longwood Gardens.

Some 2000 fugitive slaves passed through Fusssell’s house, “The Pines” and nearly every distinguished abolitionist to come to Kennett Square was entertained there at one time or another. It is one of the most historic of the more than three dozen Underground Railroad house in the Kennett Square area, the largest concentration of URR houses in an 8 mile radius in the country and the “hub of the Underground Railroad.”

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