Settlement and Industry of the Brandywine Valley

Hidden under today's bucolic and natural landscape is the little known history of Quaker and immigrant settlement, bustling agriculture, and early industrial development in the Brandywine Valley unit of First State National Historical Park. Click on each one of these articles to learn more about this hidden and exciting past!
 
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    Last updated: September 3, 2025

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    New Castle, DE 19720

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