On October 24th and 25th the Downingtown Historic and Parks Committee in a partnership with the Downingtown Area Paranormal Investigators will be putting on a first of its kind Historic Ghost Walking Tour. Taking place in Downtown guests will be taken to some of Downingtown’s most historic and most haunted buildings.

Historic Figures Lead the Tours

Leading the tour will be historic figures from Downingtown’s long history. A Gypsy, Civil War soldier, Underground Railroad Conductor, as well as Thomas Downing himself will lead our unexpected guests into Downingtown’s most haunted areas. Downingtown’s own Paranmoral Investigators with carefully documented stories and communications will give tour-walkers an evening that is both spooky and historic.

The Details for the Tour

Minimum age to attend the event is 7. Tours begin on both 24th and 25th at 5:30 pm. Tickets can be purchased for $3 at Downingtown Borough hall as well as participating businesses in Downingtown.

Submitted by Josh Maxwell

Edited: Price changed to $3

Planning a fun Saturday Afternoon? Why not try a town scavenger hunt?

The Details of the Hunt

Participation in the scavenger hunt is easy & flexible. Starting at 10 a.m. participants can come to the registration table to sign up for a “start time”. We will continue to send off participants until 1:00 or so. You can expect the hunt to last somewhere between and hour and an hour and a half, depending on how fast you wish to go. Whenever you get to the registration table and sign up you’ll be sent off on your merry way. Take your time, this isn’t a race!!

Registration Information

Registration will begin at 10:00 a.m. on October 3rd at the Band Stand in Kerr Park. Here you will collect your Scavenger Hunt Pack of materials needed to participate in the hunt and be assigned your starting time. Each team, no matter how many in the group, will be charged $3.00 to participate in the hunt.

All proceeds will offset the costs of Downingtown’s Sesquicentennial Celebration.
All participants will be awarded a prize.

Submitted by Stan C.

Chester County’s oldest town is celebrating it’s 150th birthday with several ongoing events in October. The Walking Tour will be on October 3, 2009 at 1 PM. Gathering at the Borough Hall at 1 PM. Tickets will be available by calling 610-269-0344 Ex 246- just leave a message if it is unanswered. Tickets are free but limited. Parking at Borough Hall, at the Concert Pavilion in the park or on East Lancaster Avenue near Minquas Fire Company.

Log House

We will feature the 1701 Log House, Chester County’s oldest dwelling along with a walk through the historic district. Downingtown had 800 citizens at the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861; approximately 100 men left to fight in the war. Come hear all about it

Scavenger Hunt
Historic Walking Tour

Saturday October 24th
Sunday October 25th

Ghost Tours

Saturday May 16th – SUCCESSFUL

Craft Show 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Parade 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Time Capsule Opening
Music & Events, Gazebo 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM