Pennsylvania Gazetteer
Massacre Run is a physical feature (stream) in Chester County. The primary coordinates for Massacre Run places it within the PA 19355 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Massacre Run |
| Category: | Pennsylvania physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads near the Paoli Memorial Grounds at the S edge of Malvern Borough, flows S along the E edge of the grounds of Malvern Preparatory School into Crum Creek. |
| History: | An incident name in relation to the Paoli Massacre, which occurred here during the Revolutionary War. On the night of September 20, 1777, British troops, prior to their assault on Philadelphia, led a surprise attach on an American regiment led by General Anthony Wayne. 53 Americans were killed and 100 wounded in the raid. Those killed in the battle are buried at the nearby Paoli Memorial Grounds. |
| County: | Chester County |
| Latitude: | 40.0234412 |
| Longitude: | -75.5065903 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Massacre Run: Massacre Run.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Massacre Run does not include property ownership information.
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Malvern, PA
(< 0.1 mile) Paoli, PA (1.9 miles NE) Frazer, PA (2.7 miles WNW) Berwyn, PA (3.9 miles ENE) Chesterbrook, PA (4.3 miles NE) |
Devon, PA
(4.5 miles ENE) Exton, PA (6.1 miles W) Cheyney University, PA (6.3 miles SSW) Cheyney University, PA (6.3 miles SSW) Wayne, PA (6.4 miles ENE) |
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Colonial Way, PA
(< 0.1 mile) Paoli Gardens, PA (< 0.1 mile) General Warren Village, PA (1.4 miles NW) Green Tree, PA (1.4 miles NNE) Sugartown, PA (1.4 miles S) |
Duffryn Mawr, PA
(1.4 miles NE) Knickerbocker, PA (1.4 miles N) Paoli Manor, PA (1.4 miles NNE) Village Builders, PA (1.4 miles NE) Lees, PA (1.9 miles N) |
