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In 1898, West Chester was the largest producer of peach trees in the United States thanks to Maple Avenue. [10] In addition to drawing business to West Chester, Josiah Hoopes also designed the benches and fountains at Marshall Square Park and served on the Board of Trustees at the West Chester State Normal School. [35] Sharples Separator Works
The Pennsylvania Woman's Convention at West Chester in 1852 was held in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on June 2 and 3. The convention drew women's rights activists from around the United States. The convention discussed issues such as women's suffrage, equal pay, and equal access to education. Participants also addressed legal issues facing women.
Hazel Winifred Johnson was born on October 10, 1927, in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Clarence L. Johnson Sr. and Garnett Henley Johnson. Johnson was one of seven children, she had four brothers and two sisters. [5] Her parents were farmers who made a living from livestock and selling fruits and vegetables.
DeBaptiste is married to Thomas D. Lambert Sr. The couple lives in West Chester. They have five children and four grandchildren together. [1] DeBaptiste is the daughter of former mayor Clifford DeBaptiste, who served as the borough's first black mayor from 1994 to 2002 as a Republican.
The main east–west road to West Chester is West Chester Pike, which begins in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, just outside Philadelphia, and is part of Pennsylvania Route 3 (PA 3). [38] The West Chester Pike originally existed as a private turnpike connecting Philadelphia and West Chester between 1850 and 1918, when it became a public ...
Carol Ann Eckman (January 11, 1938 – July 30, 1985) [1] was an American women's basketball coach and was known as the "Mother of the Women's Collegiate Basketball Championship". [2] [1] [3] She was the basketball coach at West Chester University from 1967–72 and helped organize the first collegiate women’s basketball championship ...
Wilmer W. MacElree (1859–1960), lawyer, Chester County district attorney, author of Along the Western Brandywine; Mott Hooton (1838–1920), U.S. Army brigadier general; veteran of the Civil War and Spanish–American War; Herman Hutt (1872–1952), Pennsylvania state representative and chief burgess of West Chester
West Chester University has won national championships in women's basketball, women's lacrosse, women's swimming (the team was the DGWS champion in 1972), women's field hockey (including four AIAW titles from 1975 to 1978), and men's soccer.