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This township has an interesting history...
Aston PA was first settled in 1682 as a municipality and was incorporated as a township in 1688 (one of the first townships in Pennsylvania). Prior to 1687, Aston was known as Northley. Edward Carter, who was the constable of the township, changed the name from Northley to Aston in remembrance of his old home of Aston in Oxfordshire, England.
In colonial times, Concord Road was the main road between Chadd's Ford on Brandywine Creek and Chester PA. The Seven Stars Inn, located at Concord Road's "Five Points" intersection, served as overnight quarters for British General Cornwallis on September 13, 1777, two days after the Battle of Brandywine as British forces slowly pursued George Washington's army. The following day, three Hessian soldiers were convicted of plundering a local house (which was across the street from my last house). Two, selected by lot, were hung by the third soldier, and the two corpses were left hanging.
David Glasgow Farragut (first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy, usually paraphrased as saying "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" in U.S. Navy tradition) frequented the Tavern as a young student in 1817. The Delaware County Odd Fellows were organized there in 1831 and during the 1920s the tavern became a speakeasy. The building was destroyed in 1949 and replaced by a gas station (that is now a Purple Heart Veterans Donation Center). In 1906, Aston became a first class township. The current boundaries of Aston were established in 1945 when the northwestern portion of the township seceded to form the borough of Chester Heights.
Aston PA was first settled in 1682 as a municipality and was incorporated as a township in 1688 (one of the first townships in Pennsylvania). Prior to 1687, Aston was known as Northley. Edward Carter, who was the constable of the township, changed the name from Northley to Aston in remembrance of his old home of Aston in Oxfordshire, England.
In colonial times, Concord Road was the main road between Chadd's Ford on Brandywine Creek and Chester PA. The Seven Stars Inn, located at Concord Road's "Five Points" intersection, served as overnight quarters for British General Cornwallis on September 13, 1777, two days after the Battle of Brandywine as British forces slowly pursued George Washington's army. The following day, three Hessian soldiers were convicted of plundering a local house (which was across the street from my last house). Two, selected by lot, were hung by the third soldier, and the two corpses were left hanging.
David Glasgow Farragut (first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy, usually paraphrased as saying "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" in U.S. Navy tradition) frequented the Tavern as a young student in 1817. The Delaware County Odd Fellows were organized there in 1831 and during the 1920s the tavern became a speakeasy. The building was destroyed in 1949 and replaced by a gas station (that is now a Purple Heart Veterans Donation Center). In 1906, Aston became a first class township. The current boundaries of Aston were established in 1945 when the northwestern portion of the township seceded to form the borough of Chester Heights.
