Marshallton Barrens

Description

The Marshallton Barrens is a small remnant barrens to the east of Marshallton. It has no known mining history. The flora was described by Francis W. Pennell in the early twentieth century, but it must have been well-known to early Chester County botanists. Humphry Marshall lived in Marshallton, and evidently raised fameflower from these barrens in his botanic garden.

Visiting

The Marshallton Barrens are located on the Natural LandsStroud Preserve. Follow the yellow trail west from the parking area. Where it forks, bear right around the north side of a wetland. Turn left where it splits from the red trail. A small grassy opening to the right, after the trail enters the woods, is the surviving fragment of Marshallton Barrens.