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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Pennsylvania.. Pennsylvania says it has more police departments than any other state in the country. [1] According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 1,117 law enforcement agencies employing 27,413 sworn police officers, about 218 for each 100,000 residents.
In West Chester, PA 3 follows Market Street eastbound and Gay Street westbound. The main north–south road in West Chester is High Street. To the north of town, the road is known as Pottstown Pike, which connects to PA 100 near Exton (PA 100 formerly ran through town). To the south of town, the road is known as Wilmington-West Chester Pike.
Chester County: 029: West Chester: 1682: One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania: The English city of Chester in the county of Cheshire: 549,784: 760 sq mi (1,968 km 2) Clarion County: 031: Clarion: 1839: Parts of Venango and Armstrong Counties: Clarion River, itself so named for its clarity 36,970: 609 sq mi (1,577 km 2 ...
West Chester elementary schools were desegregated in 1948, thanks to the efforts of Charles and Unise Porter, the parents of African-American first-grader Gregory Porter. [56] The West Chester Normal School became West Chester State Teachers College in 1926. It again changed its name to West Chester State College in 1960.
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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
East Market Street Station in West Chester circa 1930. The West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad opened Market Street station in 1875. [3] It was rebuilt following a major fire in 1885. [4] Demolition of the main station building occurred in 1968. [3] SEPTA later used the stop for the R3 West Chester Line.