History
In early America, the crossing was a ford known originally as Indian or Indiantown Ford. Then successively as Gordon's, Starr's and Jacobs' Ford. The crossing gained some notoriety as Gordon's Ford when it was used by American and British troops during the American Revolutionary War. In the fall of 1777, British troops under Lord Cornwallis forced a passage at Gordon's Ford and at Fatland Ford, further downstream. In response, Washington maneuvered the Continental Army further west to protect his supply line and Congress in York, leaving Philadelphia lightly defended. This led to the fall of Philadelphia. Gordon's Ford is mentioned in the writings of both Washington and Cornwallis.
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