This spring a fox and her four pups took up residence under our shed.
Foxes in Chester County PA
To the rear of the shed is a large horse pasture where we’d see them playing in the mornings and at dusk. They also played down the hill in our side yard, less than 100 yards from the porch that our two dogs occupy. They lived there for about 4 weeks before moving on.
The tiny forgotten village of Snowdenville, PA sits at the intersection of Saylors Mill Road and Baptist Church Road, in what is now East Coventry Township, northern Chester County.
The village’s original log house, its logs now plastered over, is to the east of the intersection. Here is a photo. Part of the plaque on the cabin reads “Land Grant from William Penn.”
The area was settled during the Revolutionary War. Mills and agriculture were primary industries. From the township’s website:
The water power of the Township provided industrial opportunities for early settlers. There were several mills in operation in the early to mid 1800’s. In addition, the early settlers found opportunities in agriculture. The land area adjacent to the Schuylkill River and Pigeon Creek provided exceptionally productive land for farming. It should be noted that a vast portion of these areas of the Township are still utilized for agricultural purposes.
Not far from Snowdenville is the modern ghost town of Frick’s Lock, which lies abandoned along the old Schuylkill Canal, in the shadow of the Limerick Nuclear Power Station.