Milestone 16
The 16 Miles To Philadelphia stone is located West of the Berwyn Train Station. It is on the North side of the road and partially obscured by a concrete guardrail. According to Sachse the Drove Tavern was across the Pike from it. These days a barber shop sits opposite it.
* Banner images from a quilt completed at the Church Farm School on the Bicentennial of our nation's founding in 1976. The school's boys drew the artwork. The quilt was then stitched together by the housemothers, secretaries and teacher's wives. To find out more about Church Farm School use the link below.
http://www.tehistory.org/hqda/html/v31/v31n1p015.html
Click on this link for an article about Tavern Stands thats goes into more detail about the Stage Tavern and Springhouse Inn.
Sketches of the Stage Tavern and the Springhouse Inn
A map with the salmon colored stickpin showing the general location of Milestone 16
Below: The complete sketch of the milestone 16 through milestone 20 stretch of the turnpike.