Chester County
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One of Pennsylvania's three original counties, formed 1682 by William Penn. Name derived from Cheshire in England. West Chester, the county seat since 1788, was incorporated in 1799. County was the scene of important military activities in 1777-1778.
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More markers in Chester
Battle of Brandywine
On Sept. 11, 1777, an American force of about 11,000 men, commanded by Washington, attempted to halt a British advance into Pennsylvania.
Lincoln Biography
West Chester, PA
The first published biography of Abraham Lincoln was printed in this building on Feb.11, 1860.
Peter Bezellon
Coatesville, PA
Famed Indian trader and interpreter bought a tract of 500 acres in this area in 1736.
Dr. Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898-1990)
East Fallowfield Township, PA
Prominent authority on astronomy and author of more than one hundred books and articles, Sitterly was a career physicist with the Bureau...
Star of the West, Tent No. Six
West Chester, PA
An African American women's community service organization, chartered 1865.