An Infamous Day - View this location on map 'On Sept. 11, 1777, Washington's troops failed to stop the advancing British, who went on to take Philadelphia. The Brandywine Battlefield Park (610-459-3342) now has a visitors' center with a small, low-tech collection of Colonial cannon, sabers and other artifacts, including Continental currency. There are tours of the headquarters of Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette, who was only 19 years old when he was wounded at Brandywine. Admission is $5 for adults.'' New York Times 1491 Baltimore Pike, chadds ford, PA Historical, Active

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