Gilbert Cope
1840 - 1928
Gilbert Cope, eminent genealogist and historian, was born in the house on this property. Author of a number of genealogies of Chester County families, he was dedicated to the preservation of Quaker records and of the archives of Chester County. He was a founder of the Chester County Historical Society and, with J. Smith Futhey, wrote a monumental History of Chester County.
‘Southdown,’ as this property is called, was named for the Southdown sheep Gilbert Cope’s father brought from England.
Marker is on West Strasburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 162) ½ mile west of Highland Road, on the left when traveling west.
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