A Hero's Refuge A classic Pennsylvania farm manor house, Waynesborough was the 18th-century home of the Revolutionary War hero, General Anthony Wayne. Wayne served with George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette, led the Pennsylvania Line in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, weathered the Valley Forge encampment and fought at Monmouth. He was elevated to the status of national hero after his decisive victory in 1779 at Stony Point on the Hudson River. The nickname "Mad Anthony", for which he is remembered, was thought to have been earned by Wayne for his battlefield bravery and ruthlessness. General Wayne lived in retirement at Waynesborough for nearly ten years following his military career, but left the estate in 1792 when called by President Washington to serve as major general and commander-in-chief of the Legions of America. Wayne died at Presque Isle in 1796 enroute home to Waynesborough. He was the only Commander-In-Chief of the American military to not have also been the President of the United States. The historic Waynesborough estate was continuously owned by seven generations of the Wayne family, from 1724 to 1965. The beautiful Georgian-style house was built in three sections of native stone quarried on the property and reflects the best features of eighteenth-century vernacular craftsmanship. Today, the house is restored and furnished to reflect the Wayne Family's life there, not only in the 18th century but also the Federal, Victorian and Colonial Revival periods. The estate includes several acres of wooded land administered by Easttown Township as a park for the community.