Kennett
KENNETT Township
State : Pennsylvania
Origin/meaning
The American Sycamore tree is found all over the Township and can be recognized by its white branches and mottled trunk. A large one stands beside the Township building. In colonial times sycamores were planted by streams to indicate drinkable water and, indeed, many are still to be found along the Red Clay Creek today. The arms of the Township feature shield with three sycamore leaves in the counterchanged colors of green and white. The three leaves indicate the three centuries that the Township has been in existence.
The crest on a wreath at the top of the shield consists of a depiction of the Old Kennett Meeting House in front of two flags - the 1777 American and British banners. Behind all is a rising sun. This reminds us that the Battle of the Brandywine - the largest battle of the American Revolution - began in Kennett Township. The rising sun represents a new dawn of freedom for those who used the Underground Railroad and found their way to the Kennett Meeting House and to other homes of abolitionist Quaker families.
The arms were chosen from 4 designs, shown below.
All designs show a similar symbolism, with the addition of a garb for Chester County in variant B. This is derived from the British Cheshire county.
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Literature : Image and background from https://www.kennett.pa.us/DocumentCenter/View/5635/Agenda-Item-6_c_Ordinance-296?fbclid=IwAR1084rZgr3QBKvTxcZrMb1rtM1w9Umk84kEjs9xkYqW57vgbzrGL3cIEtw and https://www.kennett.pa.us/DocumentCenter/View/5247/Agenda-Item-6_h_Township-Seal-and-Coat-of-Arms?fbclid=IwAR1084rZgr3QBKvTxcZrMb1rtM1w9Umk84kEjs9xkYqW57vgbzrGL3cIEtw