#1 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Iron Hill Museum
1355 Old Baltimore Pike Newark DE - 302-368-5703
~3.93 miles from Bear city center
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Iron Hill Museum is housed in a former one room schoolhouse built by the du Pont family in 1923. The museum has collections that include rocks, minerals, floral and faunal specimens, archeological and historical displays, mounted birds and iron exhibits.
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Dawn Aeronautics
120 Old Churchmans Rd New Castle DE - 302-328-9695
~5.46 miles from Bear city center
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A Delaware flight school located in New Castle, Delaware.
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Rockford Center
100 Rockford Dr Newark DE - 302-996-5480
~5.83 miles from Bear city center
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As Delaware’s first private psychiatric facility, Rockford Center has expanded the scope and breadth of its services since 1974. We have grown from a 55-bed residential psychiatric facility for individuals with sub-acute psychiatric disorders, to a 92-bed facility that provides easy access to a full complement of inpatient behavioral healthcare and partial hospital programs for adults, adolescents, and children.
Rockford Center’s Skilled and Expert Staff
Rockford Center’s diverse professional staff takes a multidisciplinary approach to all treatment services, using “best practices” as a guide to assessing, treating, and caring for all of Rockford Center’s patients. Staff members are all highly trained and educated in various aspects of medical and behavioral health. Our medical staff includes Board Certified Psychiatrists, and our trusted nursing staff includes dedicated and caring Registered Nurses (RN's), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN's), and additional nursing staff with specific experience and expertise in providing inpatient and partial hospital behavioral healthcare. Our social services department consists of Master’s prepared and Licensed Clinical Social Workers, several of whom are also Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors. All who turn to Rockford Center’s experienced staff for assistance will find a helping hand and compassionate heart.
http://www.rockfordcenter.com/
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
University of Delaware
162 Center Mall Rm 104 Newark DE - (302) 831-2791
~6.30 miles from Bear city center
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The University of Delaware (colloquially "UD" or "UDel") is the largest university in Delaware. The main campus is in Newark, with satellite campuses in Dover, Wilmington, Lewes and Georgetown. It is medium-sized – approximately 16,000 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students. Although UD receives public funding for being a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant and urban-grant state-supported research institution, it is also privately chartered. At present, the school's endowment is valued at about $1.3975 billion US. The University of Delaware is ranked 68th by US News and World Report in the category of "Best National Universities." In 2009, UD ranked No. 22 in the in-state category of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's list of the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges, and No. 18 for out-of-state.
The school from which the university grew was founded in 1743, making it one of the oldest in the nation. However, UD was not chartered as an institution of higher learning until 1833. Its original class of ten students included George Read, Thomas McKean, and James Smith, all three of whom would go on to sign the Declaration of Independence.
The school has renowned engineering, science, business, education, urban affairs and public policy, public administration, agriculture, history, chemical engineering, chemistry and biochemistry programs, among others, drawing from the historically strong presence of the nation's chemical and pharmaceutical industries in the state of Delaware. In 2006, UD's engineering program was ranked number 10 in the nation by The Princeton Review. In 2009, US News and World Report ranked the chemical engineering program 10th among undergraduate programs and 9th among graduate programs. It is one of only four schools in North America with a major in art conservation. UD was the first American university to begin a study abroad program.
http://www.udel.edu/
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
University of Delaware Botanic Gardens
Newark DE
~6.32 miles from Bear city center
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The University of Delaware Botanic Gardens are botanical gardens and an arboretum located on the campus of the University of Delaware, in Newark, Delaware, USA. The gardens are open to the public without charge.
The original garden in front of Townsend Hall was established with a donation from Emily Clark Diffenback in the mid-1960s, and has been named Clark Garden in her honor. It has since been designated a test arboretum by the American Holly Society. Other gardens include a Magnolia Society test garden south of Townsend Hall; native and non-native plants north of Worrilow Hall; a wildflower area in front of the Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory; a herbaceous perennial garden behind another greenhouse; and stretches of native trees and shrubs lining the driveway and grounds.
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Wilmington DE
~10.28 miles from Bear city center
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Daniel S. Frawley Stadium is a stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball team. The park was originally known as Legends Stadium when it was built in 1993. It was renamed in 1994 for Wilmington mayor Daniel S. Frawley, who had pushed for a return of the Blue Rocks. The field is named separately for Judy Johnson, a local Negro league baseball star.
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Delaware Theater Company
Wilmington DE
~10.92 miles from Bear city center
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200 Water St
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-594-1100
http://www.delawaretheatre.org
The Delaware Theater Company is a professional theater company, that puts on a season of plays that are a mix of the classical and contemporary.
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Christina Park
Wilmington DE
~11.20 miles from Bear city center
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Christina Park
1138 East 7th Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19806
The first Swedish expedition to the New World landed at this site about March 29, 1638. It erected the first fortification in New Sweden, Fort Christina, around which grew the first permanent white settlement in the Delaware River Valley and the nucleus of Swedish settlement. Peter Minuit, formerly of New Netherland, headed the expedition of the New Sweden Company, which sent him from Sweden in December 1637 to establish a Swedish foothold in the New World. His assigned destination was the Minquas Kill, which on his arrival he renamed the Christina River in honor of Sweden's young Queen. The expedition of 50 men, in two vessels, landed at a natural wharf of rocks that jutted into the Minquas Kill about 2 miles above its confluence with the Delaware. Near the rocks, Minuit erected Fort Christina to guard the settlement and serve as the administrative and commercial center of the colony.
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Old Swedes Church
Wilmington DE
~11.38 miles from Bear city center
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Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church , founded in 1677, and built between 1697 and 1700, is a historic church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Gloria Dei is the oldest church in Pennsylvania and second oldest Swedish church in the United States after Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes) in Wilmington, Delaware. Swedish pioneers of New Sweden were the first to settle the area in 1646. An existing blockhouse at Wicaco, (now South Philadelphia) had been renovated for worship in 1677 and used until the present church (built beginning in 1697) was consecrated on the First Sunday after Trinity, July 2, 1700. A fire destroyed many of the church records in 1740. Colonial painter Gustavus Hesselius was a member here.
In 1703, Gloria Dei was the site of the first regular Lutheran ordination in the Western hemisphere, that of Justus Falckner, a German theology student. Jenny Lind sang here during one of her American tours. Hanging in the center aisle is a Swedish chandelier given by famous Swedish artist Carl Milles. Recollections of many Swedish royal and episcopal visits are treasured memories.[4]
Located at Columbus Boulevard (previously known as Delaware Avenue) and Christian Street, the present structure was erected about 1700. There is a fine collection of historical and religious artifacts the church has acquired over three centuries, including bronze crosses and 18th Century bibles in Swedish and English. In 1845, the formerly Swedish Lutheran congregation joined the Episcopal Church. Today the church is owned and maintained by its congregation of Episcopalians.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Grand Opera House
Wilmington DE
~11.41 miles from Bear city center
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The Grand Opera House (often called The Grand) is an 1,208 seat theater for the performing arts in Wilmington, Delaware. Established in 1871, the Grand was designed in Second Empire style by Baltimore architect Thomas Dixon and built by the Delaware Grand Lodge, incorporating symbolism from Freemasonry into the cast-iron facade.
Historically, the Grand hosted a variety of operas, symphonies, Victorian melodramas, minstrel shows, burlesque, vaudeville, and other exhibitions, including performers such as Ethel Barrymore, "Buffalo Bill" Cody and John Philip Sousa. For most of the twentieth century the Grand was operated exclusively as a movie theater, run by Warner Brothers from 1930 and eventually closing in 1967. It was reopened four years later and returned to programming emphasizing classical music, partnering with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, OperaDelaware, and the First State Ballet Theatre. In 1973, management was turned over to a non-profit organization and the building underwent extensive restoration, which was completed in 1976.
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Fort Christina Park
Wilmington DE
~11.43 miles from Bear city center
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Fort Christina (later renamed Fort Altena) was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built in 1638 and named after Queen Christina of Sweden, it was located approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) east of the present downtown Wilmington, Delaware, at the confluence of the Brandywine Creek and the Christina River, approximately 2 mi (3 km) upstream from the mouth of the Christina on the Delaware River. It was the first permanent European settlement in the Delaware Valley.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Kalmar Nyckel Museum and Shipyard
Wilmington DE
~11.46 miles from Bear city center
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1124 East Seventh Street
Wilmington, DE 19801-4502
302-429-7447
http://www.kalmarnyckel.org/learning.asp
Overview
This shipyard and museum has a recreation of Delaware's Tall Ship \"Kalmar Nyckel.\"
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Rockford Park
Wilmington DE
~12.17 miles from Bear city center
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The Rockford Park District was formed in 1909 and is governed by an elected five-member board of commissioners who serve six-year terms without compensation. It is the second largest municipal park system in Illinois, serving the communities of Rockford, Illinois, including Loves Park, Cherry Valley, New Milford, and adjacent unincorporated areas of Boone and Winnebago Counties. The District serves a population of 208,132 with 84,083 households residing within the Park District boundaries. The Rockford Park District has twice been awarded the prestigious National Gold Medal for excellence in parks and recreation management, and is a Distinguished Agency, professionally accredited for high standards and superior services.
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington DE
~12.22 miles from Bear city center
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A cold gray evening in the early winter of 1912 saw the gathering of a small, diverse group of Delaware residents. Some were artists; others were entrepreneurs and businessmen and women of Wilmington; all were good friends of Howard Pyle.
Howard Pyle, who had put Wilmington on the artistic map with his inspired and impassioned teachings and dedication to his vision of illustration, was dead at the age of 58. Pyle died unexpectedly in November 1911 while on a trip to Italy with his family. Left behind were a legion of grieving students, friends, and admirers.
Howard Pyle at work
This gathering of saddened friends decided, on that winter night, that something must be done to honor the memory of the artist and teacher who had touched them all so deeply. This group of Pyle’s students and Delaware personalities formed the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts with the goal of preserving and exhibiting the works of Howard Pyle. Donations from generous local patrons enabled the Society to purchase nearly 100 of Howard Pyle’s works of art—these paintings, drawings, and prints formed the foundation of a collection that would soon include paintings from some of the most talented illustrators in America.
When the charter of the society was drawn in 1912, it boasted the signatures of such Delaware luminaries as Louisa du Pont Copeland, and illustrators Stanley M. Arthurs and Frank E. Schoonover. More importantly it stated a broad vision for the future: “to promote the knowledge and enjoyment of and cultivation in the fine arts in the State of Delaware.”
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Burton Brown Winchester Park
Wilmington DE
~12.33 miles from Bear city center
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Mt. Cuba Center
Wilmington DE
~12.37 miles from Bear city center
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Mt. Cuba Center 630 acres (255 ha) is a non-profit botanical garden and historical preserve located on Barley Mill Road in Greenville, Delaware, near Wilmington, USA in the gently rolling hills of the Delaware Piedmont. It preserves rural pastures and fields, protects local forests, and includes various woodland wildflower gardens and formal landscapes, and its woodland gardens produce some of the most spectacular displays of wildflowers in the mid-Atlantic region. The Center is open to the public for a fee, but admission must be arranged in advance.
Mt. Cuba's well-documented plant collection is focused on the study of Delaware Piedmont flora, with well over 4,600 accessions representing more than 1,800 taxa, of which roughly 75% are of Piedmont origin. Horticultural research focuses on Cimicifuga, Cypripedium, Helonias, Hepatica, Hexastylis, Stewartia and Trillium, and Mt. Cuba Center is a "national collection" holder for Hexastylis and Trillium. Several of its introductions are widely popular, including Aster laevis 'Bluebird', Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' and Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece'.
The Center encompasses a diverse set of grounds, ranging from a formal Lilac Path, Round Garden, and South Terrace to more natural gardens including the Dogwood Path, Meadow, Pond Garden, West Slope Path, and Woods Path.
Mt. Cuba started as the vision of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, who began acquiring land near Wilmington, Delaware in 1935, and completed construction of their Colonial Revival house in 1937. During the late 1930s, formal areas were designed first by the prominent Philadelphia landscape architect Thomas W. Sears and later, in the 1950s, by noted landscape designer Marian C. Coffin.
The naturalistic gardens were developed 1965-1971 under the design of Seth Kelsey, a Harvard trained landscape architect from Massachusetts, to feature native trees, shrubs, and native wildflowers. In the early 1980s, with input from director Dr. Richard W. Lighty, the Copelands expanded their gardening to encompass the entire Piedmont region. After Mr. Copeland's death in 1983, Mrs. Copeland continued garden development and refinement. Mrs. Copeland died in 2001, and the Center has since continued as a non-profit organization.
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Hagley Museum and Library
Wilmington DE
~12.47 miles from Bear city center
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The Hagley Museum exhibits history from the early years of the du Pont family and corporation in the Brandywine Valley. It features the original du Pont mills, estate and gardens. The museum opened in 1957. The Hagley Museum and Library extends over 235 acres (0.95 km²) along the banks of the Brandywine Creek. Exhibits and demonstrations showcase the connections between early industrial technology and early American history. The Hagley Museum also exhibits personal stories of the people who worked for the DuPont Company in the nineteenth century, how they lived, and how their lifestyles changed during a century in tune with new machinery and new production methods in their workplace.
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Alapocas Woods Park
Wilmington DE
~12.60 miles from Bear city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Brandywine Zoo
1001 North Park Drive Wilmington DE
~13.41 miles from Bear city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Wintherthur Museum and Country Estate
Wilmington DE
~14.07 miles from Bear city center
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Winterthur Museum and Country Estate is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware, now housing one of the most important collections of Americana in the country. It was the former home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969), a renowned antiques collector and horticulturist. Until recently, it was known as the "Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum".
In the early 20th century, H. F. du Pont and his father, Henry Algernon du Pont, designed Winterthur in the spirit of 18th- and 19th-century European country houses. The younger du Pont added to the home many times thereafter, eventually moving to a smaller house on the estate when the main building became a public museum in 1951.
Winterthur is situated on 979 acres (4 km²), near Brandywine Creek, with 60 acres (0.2 km²) of naturalistic garden. There were 2,500 acres (10 km²) when it functioned as a country estate.
Initially a collector of European art and decorative arts, H. F. du Pont reported that it was Electra Havemeyer Webb, later the founder of Shelburne Museum in Vermont, who first interested him in American art and antiques through the paintings of Charles Louis Heyde. In 1929, he drew worldwide attention when he purchased a tambour desk, made and labeled by John Seymour, Cabinetmaker in Boston, at Parke-Bernet auction galleries in New York for a then-record sum for Americana in excess of $30,000. Subsequently, he became a highly prominent collector of American decorative arts, building on the Winterthur estate to house his collection, conservation laboratories, and administrative offices.
There are 175 period-room displays in the museum and approximately 85,000 objects. Most rooms are open to the public on small, guided tours. The collection spans more than two centuries of American decorative arts, notably from 1640 to 1860, and contains some of the most important pieces of American furniture and fine art. The Winterthur Library and Research Center includes more than 87,000 volumes and approximately 500,000 manuscripts and images, mostly related to American history, decorative arts, and architecture. The facility also houses extensive conservation, research, and education facilities.
In the 1990s, more informal museum galleries were opened in a new building adjacent to the main house where special rotating and permanent exhibits are now housed. The museum also is home to the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture and the Winterthur/University of Delaware Art Conservation program
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Brandywine Creek State Park
Wilmington DE
~14.61 miles from Bear city center
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Brandywine Creek State Park is a state park, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Wilmington, Delaware along the Brandywine Creek. Open year-round, it is 933 acres (378 ha) in area and, before becoming a state park in 1965, was a dairy farm owned by the DuPont family. It contains the first two nature preserves in Delaware.
Fourteen miles of trails run the park, the longest being the Rocky Run Trail and the Greenways Trail. Brandywine Creek has a large population of bass, and Wilson's Run is known for its trout. Nearby parks include White Clay Creek State Park, Wilmington State Parks and Bellevue State Park.
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Kennett Square
114 W State St Kennett Square PA
~16.46 miles from Bear city center
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Kennett Square is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known as the Mushroom Capital of the World because mushroom farming in the region produces over a million pounds of mushrooms a year. To celebrate this heritage, Kennett Square has an annual Mushroom Festival, where the town shuts down to have a parade, tour mushroom farms, and buy and sell food and other goods. It is also home to the corporate headquarters of Genesis HealthCare which administers elderly care facilities. Its population was 5,273 at the 2000 census.
http://www.mushroomfestival.org
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Longwood Gardens
Kennett Square DE
~18.07 miles from Bear city center
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Longwood Gardens, a showcase of beautiful horticulture, was created by industrialist Pierre S. du Pont in 1906. This world-renowned display has over 1,000 acres of flowers, ornate fountains, Italian water gardens, flourishing meadows, interpretive displays, and gorgeous exhibits.
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Salem County Fairgrounds
Woodstown NJ
~18.67 miles from Bear city center
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http://www.salemcountyfair.com
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Brandywine Battlefield
DE
~19.07 miles from Bear city center
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Philadelphia, the capital of the newly formed nation, was the goal of British General Howe during the campaign of 1777. The British approached Philadelphia from the Chesapeake, landing at Head of Elk, Maryland (present day Elkton).
As the British began their march toward the city, Washington and the people of Philadelphia were confident that the British could be stopped. Washington chose the high ground in the area of Chadds Ford to defend against the British advance. Chadds Ford allowed safe passage across the Brandywine River on the road from Baltimore to Philadelphia.
On the morning of September 9th Washington placed his troops along the Brandywine River to guard the main fords. By placing detachments of troops at Pyle's Ford — the southernmost possible crossing of the river — and Wistar's Ford — the northernmost crossing of the river before it forked — Washington hoped to force a fight at Chadds Ford, an advantageous position.
Washington believed that he had all of the fords along the Brandywine guarded by his troops and that the closest unguarded ford was twelve miles up-river. Washington was confident that the area was secure.
The British grouped at nearby Kennett Square and formulated a plan. A portion of the British army was to march from Kennett Square as if they intended to meet Washington on the banks of the river at Chadds Ford. Meanwhile, the majority of the army under Howe's direction would march north of Wistar's Ford, cross the river at a ford unknown to Washington, and march south into the flank of the American forces. Superior tactics and better knowledge of the area allowed the British to outwit Washington and his army.
September 11, 1777: The Day of the Battle
The day of the battle began with a heavy fog which blanketed the area, providing cover for the approaching British troops. When the fog cleared, the sun blazed and the heat was sweltering.
The first reports of British troop movements indicated to Washington that Howe had divided his forces. Subsequent reports both confirmed and denied this report.
In the confusion Washington persisted in the mistaken belief that the British were sending their entire force against his line at Chadds Ford. Meanwhile, Howe and the majority of his force continued their approach. By mid-afternoon the British had crossed the river at the unguarded ford to the north of Washington's force and they had gained a strategic position near Birmingham Friends Meeting House.
When the British appeared on the American right flank, Washington realized that he had been outmaneuvered. He ordered his army to take the high ground around Birmingham Friends Meeting House as a last defense. Unfortunately, in the confusion caused by the surprise, the Americans were unable to successfully defend their position. The Americans fought valiantly, but they had been outwitted on the rolling hills along the Brandywine.
Nightfall finally brought an end to the battle. The defeated Americans retreated to Chester. The bulk of the army arrived by midnight with the remainder trickling in until dawn.
General Howe's exhausted men camped on the battlefield and the surrounding countryside including the farmyards of Benjamin Ring and Gideon Gilpin.
British Captain John Andre wrote in his journal, "Night and the fatigue the soldiers had undergone prevented any pursuit."
September 26, 1777: The Result: The British Take Philadelphia
Although the American army was forced to retreat after the Battle of Brandywine, the defeat did not demoralize the men. They believed the defeat was not the result of poor fighting ability but rather because of unfamiliarity with the landscape and poor reconnaissance information.
During the next several days, General Howe and his Army moved closer to Philadelphia with little opposition from Washington. The two armies maneuvered in hopes of finding the other at a disadvantage, but no decisive military actions were taken during the next two weeks. Congress abandoned Philadelphia and moved first to Lancaster and then to York to escape before the British takeover. Important military supplies were moved out of the Philadelphia area to Reading, Pennsylvania, where they could be defended. Washington responded cautiously after the battle. The impending loss of Philadelphia hurt the patriot cause, and Washington's force had dropped from a high of nearly 15,000 prior to the battle to only 6,000.
Washington wrote to Alexander Hamilton on the 22nd, "The distressed situation of the army, for want of blankets and many necessary articles of clothing, is truly deplorable, and inevitably must bring destruction to it, unless a speedy remedy is applied." Local leaders did what they could to supply the army with food and clothing. Reinforcements sent by Congress began to arrive, and Washington felt the army was sufficiently ready to mount an attack. However, it was too late to save Philadelphia, for on September 26th a column of British soldiers marched into the patriot capital unopposed.
For a full description of the Philadelphia Campaign of 1777, including an expansive discussion of the Battle of Brandywine, Virtual Marching Tour: 1777
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Widener University
One University Place Chester PA - 610-499-4246
~24.08 miles from Bear city center
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Widener University was established in 1862 and is a private, coeducational university located in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Widener University is a private, coeducational university located in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Its main campus sits on 108 acres (.44 km²), just 14 miles (23 km) south of Philadelphia. The university has three other campuses: two in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg and Exton) and one in Wilmington, Delaware.
About 3,300 undergraduates and 3,300 graduate students attend Widener in eight degree-granting schools. The university offers associate's, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in areas ranging from traditional liberal arts to professional programs.
Widener was founded in 1821 and has undergone several name changes. It was known as Pennsylvania Military College after 1892, and adopted the Widener name in 1972.
The Carnegie Foundation classifies Widener as a Doctoral/Research University and a Community Engagement Institution. Widener was listed as a Tier 3 university in the National Universities category by US News & World Report for 2009.
http://www.widener.edu
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Delaware County Institute
11 Veterans Sq Media PA - 610-566-5126
~26.11 miles from Bear city center
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The Delaware County Institute of Science was formed on September 21, 1833 as an association at first of only five individuals; namely George Miller, Minshall Painter, John Miller, George Smith, M.D., and John Cassin. These friends were interested in sciences and natural history.
When membership increased it became necessary for the Institute to obtain real estate and an application was made to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for corporate privileges, which were granted on the 8th of February, 1836. A "hall of modest pretensions was built in Upper Providence in 1837 at which the members continued to hold their meetings until after the middle of the 1800's" (From George Smith's "History of Delaware County, published by this Institute in 1862.)
In 1850 when Media was incorporated as a borough and also became the seat of government for Delaware County, it seemed wise to move the institute to that town, and to be nearer public transportation. Minshall painter obtained and presented to the organization the grounds on which the present building stands. The building was constructed in 1867.
As before "The object of the association was to promote the study and diffusion of general knowledge and the establishment of a museum. And to serve as a non-profit organization for the people of Delaware County and adjoining areas."
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Ripken Museum
3 W Bel Air Ave Aberdeen MD - 410-273-2525
~26.96 miles from Bear city center
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Traveler Description: A tribute to what locals consider the first family of baseball, featuring memorabilia that showcases Cal Ripken, Jr. and his family.
Attraction type: Sports museum, Specialty museum
Activities: Group Tours/Walking Tour
Address: 3 W. Belair Ave. Aberdeen, MD
Tel: 410-273-2525
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
Historic Sugartown
692 Sugartown Rd Malvern PA - 610-647-4419
~27.88 miles from Bear city center
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Historic Sugartown, located in Willistown Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, is a rural crossroads village dating from the late 18th century.
Sugartown was a typical crossroads village that provided goods and services required by the surrounding farm community. Its central location in Willistown Township made it a favored place for political and social organizations to hold meetings in the schoolhouse, tavern, and community hall located there.
Since the buildings have remained largely intact, the village provides an exceptional example of a self-sufficient community of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Tours of the restored bank barn, Quaker farm house, general store, and book bindery are available year-round for groups of 10 people or more; advance registration is required. Special tours, classes, and events that are open to the public are also offered.
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Bear
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Philadelphia PA
~29.73 miles from Bear city center
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The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum is a 200 acre (0.8 km²) National Wildlife Refuge spanning Philadelphia and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania. Located in Tinicum Township, the refuge is adjacent to the Philadelphia International Airport. Established in 1972 as the Tinicum National Environmental Center, it was renamed in 1991 after the late H. John Heinz III who had helped preserve Tinicum Marsh.
The refuge serves to protect the largest remaining freshwater tidal marsh in Pennsylvania; approximately 200 acres (0.8 km²). When land acquisition is complete, the refuge will consist of 1200 acres (4.9 km²) of varied habitats.
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