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 | | In May, 1778, the Marquis de Lafayette, by this time a General in the American Army, was ordered to exercise his first independent command to engage the British at Germantown. |
 | | But the Redcoats were not aware of Barren Hill Road, which runs along the back of the property, and General Lafayette and his troops escaped down the hill to the river and crossed it to safety. |
 | | In the 1870’s, most of the property was purchased by Henry H. Houston, who is noted for his contribution to the Pennsylvania Railroad, as well as other endeavors including ownership of a fleet of ocean steamers, gold and silver mines in Colorado, and oil wells in Pennsylvania. |
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