Historic Philadelphia Tour: Man Full of Trouble Tavern
The Crooked Billet Inn, right off the Delaware River, was for a time the tavern of longest "uninterrupted succession" in the city, "being named in earliest times." Benjamin Franklin, fresh off the boat from Boston, made a beeline for the Crooked Billet.
Pier 3 Marina – Nestled on the gentle waters of the Delaware River
A secure safe harbor on the mile wide Delaware River, in the shadow of the soaring Ben Franklin Bridge and just steps from historic Old City Philadelphia, Pier 3 Marina maintains 60 slips available on a daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal or annual basis for boats up to 35ft LOA.
An American Family History
The Crooked Billet Tavern was a popular colonial tavern and landmark in the Manor of Moreland. There was also a Crooked Billet Tavern in Philadelphia. It was on on the line between Montgomery and Bucks County, Pennsylvania on the Pennepack Creek and the Old York Road to Philadelphia which was built in 1711.
Something in the water. The new day docks on the Delaware River…
Oct 23, 2018 · Boaters have flocked to the new day docks on the Delaware River in Bristol Borough, Penn. — the only public docks between Philadelphia and Trenton, N.J., that are walking distance to a downtown.
City Lights and Skyline Cruise - Patriot Harbor Lines
This is Philadelphia’s ultimate harbor cruise! This one hour narrated cruise gives you a great overview of the Delaware River and an awesome view of the city skyline.
ARP183 Doan Brothers & Crooked Billet - AmRevPodcast.com
Jan 10, 2021 · On April 27th General Lacey was in command of about 400 militia which encamped near Crooked Billet Tavern. This is near the present town of Hatboro, about sixteen miles north of Philadelphia. It was close enough to British lines to invite an attack.
Hidden wonders of Philly’s industrial past can be seen from Delaware River
Sep 6, 2024 · Its massive smokestacks jut into the sky and tower over old rusty industrial buildings and docks along the banks of the river. The ship was built in 1951 and used as a transatlantic passenger vessel, with the ability to be converted into a wartime soldier transport.
The Battle of Crooked Billet - myrevolutionarywar.com
Crooked Billet was the Headquarters of Lacey, and became the target of the British commander in Philadelphia, Gen. William Howe. Lacey had been charged with patrolling the area north of Philadelphia, between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, with responsibility for warning Valley Forge of attacks, checking British foraging raids, and ...
CROOKED BILLET, PENNSYLVANIA - Weapons and Warfare
Aug 4, 2018 · When the British occupied winter quarters in Philadelphia, Washington set up a cordon of detachments around the city in an attempt to restrict the flow of supplies to the enemy. One of those outposts was at Crooked Billet in the central part …
CROOKED BILLET, PENNSYLVANIA - War History
Aug 4, 2018 · 1 May 1778. When the British occupied winter quarters in Philadelphia, Washington set up a cordon of detachments around the city in an attempt to r...