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Crooked Billet was named for a tavern that once stood nearby and was the scene of a Revolutionary War clash during the British occupation of Philadelphia. The militia of Gen. John Lacey, assigned to cut off British supplies, encamped here on May 1, 1778, when British troops surprised them, defeated them, and drove them off with heavy losses.
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Hatboro, Pennsylvania · United States
