Milestone 18 - Missing
The General Paoli Inn stood on the site of where a branch of the Paoli Post Office stand now. It opened on St. Patrick's Day 1769. The Paoli burned in either 1892 or 1899. The Inn was named after the Corsican freedom fighter Pasquale Paoli. When the Paoli Battle happened in Malvern, the inn became the namesake for the battle.
*Above banner image, British Charging, was taken at a reenactment based on the Battle of Paoli. More pictures below.
This milestone appears to have been in a park when this photo was taken in the 1950's. The milestone has been missing since the 1980's.
Another angle of The General Paoli Tavern which was West of the 18th milestone
The General Jackson/Franklin Inn was just East of the General Paoli.
The General Jackson until 1838, Franklin Inn after that stood just East of the Paoli. The Jackson was built by Randall Evans whose brother Joshua owned the nearby Paoli. The brothers apparently did interfere with each others customers. By the time the Franklin Inn was built the Philadelphia to Columbia Railroad was passing by its back door which greatly enhanced the Inn's value. The Franklin later became more famous as the Windmill Tea Room until it burned in 1964.
http://www.tehistory.org/hqda/html/v31/v31n1p015.html
Click on this link for an article about Tavern Stands that
goes into more detail about the General Jackson.
The Paoli Massacre
The Paoli Massacre (1777) named after the Paoli Inn was actually fought up the road in Malvern, PA. General Wayne's actions or lack of may have contributed to the American defeat there. In a night attack by the British the Americans were routed and suffered about 200 casualties with 55 killed. Many more may have deserted. The British suffered less than 20 casualties. Link to a Review of Thomas McGuire's book on the Battle of Paoli. The review was done for the Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society. http://www.tehistory.org/hqda/pdf/v40/Volume40_N1_019.pdf
Brigadier General Anthony Wayne of Pennsylvania
Above, Patriot reenactors from the Paoli Massacre
The British used only bayonets in the battle, no rifle fire,
which made the fighting hand to hand.
Part of the Britsh force under Major Charles "No flints" Grey
was the 42nd foot, The Black Watch also known as the Royal
Highland Unit. Please let me known if I've misidentified this
group. I'm also looking for a caption to explain why the soldier
on the right is not dressed the same as the others.
A map with the salmon colored stickpin showing the general location of missing Milestone 18