Friends of Brandywine Springs Weekend
Current FOBS Dig Site, the B&O Pavilion As a timely follow-up to the last post about Brandywine Springs Amusement Park , I'd like to mention a few more things about the Friends of Brandywine Springs (FOBS). As was mentioned in the Park post, FOBS has a very nice website , complete with pictures and information about the amusement park. The group also staffs the small museum on the grounds of the Wilmington and Western Railroad . The museum contains displays relating to Brandywine Springs, including a model of the park and a collection of artifacts excavated from the park. It's an interesting visit, and I've staffed the museum myself many times. (Yes, full disclosure: I am a member of the Friends of Brandywine Springs.) But where do those excavated artifacts come from, you ask? Good question. FOBS (with full approval from New Castle County) conducts archaeological digs at the park once a month (weather permitting) from April through December. It just so happens that the