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Springton Manor

Chester County · dedicated 1984 · Springton Rd (SR 4021) & Highspire Rd., 1 mile N of US 322, NW of Downingtown, Wallace Twp.

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The largest reserved estate of the Penns in Chester County. It was first authorized by William Penn as a 10,000 acre tract in 1701. After resurvey in 1730, it contained 8,313 acres, including most of present Wallace Township. The southern boundary line of the Manor was near this point.

5.6 miles from where Merchant Maulsby lived in the 1700s

what this marker records spans 1701 to 1730, overlapping Merchant Maulsby's years here

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