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2. West Chester, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. [5] Located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the borough had a population of 18,461 at the 2010 census. [6] West Chester is the mailing address for most of its neighboring townships.

3. History of West Chester, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   Hannum renamed Turk's Head West Chester and began selling lots along Gay Street. By 1795 he had mapped out the original streets – Church, High, Gay, Market, Chestnut, and Walnut. On March 28, 1799, West Chester was incorporated as a borough from Goshen Township land by an act of state legislature.

4. List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in the Borough ...

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   West Chester, the county seat since 1788, was incorporated in 1799. County was the scene of important military activities in 1777-1778. Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) February 1, 2006: West Chester Univ. campus, between Library and Main Hall, facing High St.

5. National Register of Historic Places listings in Chester ...

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   For the purposes of this list, the county is split into three regions: Eastern, Northern, and Southern. Eastern Chester County is defined as being the municipalities south and east of a line extending from Phoenixville to Exton to West Chester; Northern Chester County is defined as being the municipalities north of the Philadelphia Main Line and west of a line extending from Phoenixville to ...

6. Lillian DeBaptiste - Wikipedia

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   DeBaptiste went on to win the general election in November and became the borough's first black female mayor on January 3, 2022. [9] [10] DeBaptiste endorsed Malcolm Kenyatta for the 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race. [11] [12] DeBaptiste announced that she would co-sponsor West Chester's first annual Porchfest, along with the West Chester Green ...

7. Everhart Park - Wikipedia

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   It was used for political rallies in the 1840s and 1850s as well as community gatherings. During the Civil War, the West Chester Volunteer Regiment trained at the park, and veterans used the site for physical fitness after the war. [1] Dr. Isaiah Fawkes Everhart donated the park to the borough in 1905. As part of a beautification project due to ...

8. Chester County History Center - Wikipedia

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   Chester County History Center (CCHC), formerly the Chester County Historical Society, [3] is a nonprofit historical society, founded in 1893, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the history of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area. The History Center is located at 225 North High Street in downtown West Chester.

9. National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern ...

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   Eastern Chester County is defined for this list as being the municipalities south and east of a line extending from Phoenixville to Exton to West Chester. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.