History of The Borough of Oxford:

                The Borough of Oxford, conveniently located in Southern Chester County started as an intersection of several trails. There were trails from the Delaware to the Susquehanna, from the lower Delaware to the Upper Octorara. One of those trails was the Nanticoke Trail which, Indians followed from the Poconos to the Northeast. It was a good camping area with several springs, where the Indians could fish and gather shellfish in the warm season. Early settlers followed this road calling it Limestone Road as they carried limestone from the early quarries to spread on their fields. The portion of Limestone Road that came through the center of Oxford became Third Street.