Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway
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Overview - BV Scenic Byway Commission
After 6 years of consistent, hard work by a few local volunteers, the creation of a preservation plan has been awarded significant funding by the FHWA. A well respected Consulting company has begun the Corridor Management Plan, a project to develop a roadmap to preserve and enhance our legacy landscape.
The Pennsylvania Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway effort was initiated in 2002 by a diverse group of community leaders, stakeholders, and byway enthusiasts who recognized the richness of the resources, the uniqueness of the landscape, and the potential of the area to qualify for scenic byway designation. This grass roots volunteer effort evolved into a Steering Committee composed of representatives from seven municipalities spanning Chester and Delaware Counties: Pennsbury, Kennett, East Marlborough, Pocopson, Birmingham, East Bradford, and Chadds Ford Townships.
The Committee worked hard to gain the background information necessary to develop an application for Pennsylvania Scenic Byway Designation, which was submitted to PennDOT in December 2004. This coordinated ...
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The late great Howie Wyeth was one of the premier stride and ragtime piano players of his generation. Howard Pyle Wyeth (April 22, 1944 – March 27, 1996) was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and moved to Chadds Ford in 1958. His father was Nathaniel Wyeth, an inventor and Engineering Fellow with the duPont Company. His mother was Caroline Pyle of Wilmington, Delaware. NC Wyeth, the famous illustrator from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, was one of his grandparents, as was Ellen Pyle. Howie is the namesake of Howard Pyle, his great-uncle, the "Dean of American Illustrators". After college, Howie settled in New York City where he was best known for being the drummer (and occasional pianist) for Bob Dylan on the Rolling Thunder Revue in 1974 & 1975.
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