Editing Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
There are indications that Pocopson Township was once named Kennet Township, with the change happening before 1900.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cope|first=Gilbert|url=http://archive.org/details/genealogyofdarli00incope|title=Genealogy of the Darlington Family : a record of the descendants of Abraham Darlington of Birmingham, Chester Co., Penna., and of some other families of the name|date=1900|publisher=West Chester, Pa. : Printed by the committee for the family|others=Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center|pages=93}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=October 2021}}

The [[Northbrook Historic District]], [[Trimbleville Historic District]], [[Lenape Bridge]], and [[Wilkinson House (Pocopson Twp., Pennsylvania)|Wilkinson House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

The first settlers were four Indian villages and campsites that were in or near what has now become known as Pocopson Township. Two were located on the Brandywine, one just north of Route 926 and the other northeast of Route 52. A third was near Marshallton and a fourth was just over the line in Newlin Township. These Native Americans were part of a tribe that had occupied this territory for thousands of years. They called themselves "Lenni Lenape" which meant "common people" and they were usually near a river or creek valley.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pocopson.org/community/history-of-pocopson/ | title=Pocopson Township }}</ref>