Brandywine Springs is a historic area near Newport, Delaware, along the Red Clay Creek.
It is noted from early American history as a Revolutionary War encampment of General George Washington's army.
[1] "The resort became an attraction for many persons of distinction and elegance both in national life and in society," wrote one early 20th-century history of the Newark area.
[2] Visitors included John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster.
The hotel and its grounds were purchased in 1832 by Matthew Newkirk, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant who owned a vacation cottage nearby.