West Chester

by Mowday, Bruce Edward

• ISBN13: 9780738538303
• ISBN10: 0738538302
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-14
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

West Chester has grown from the sleepy village originally known as Turk's Head in the 1700s to a bustling community hosting West Chester University, a thriving educational institution. The selection of West Chester as the seat of Chester County's government in 1785 led citizens to march on the town "armed with a field-piece, a barrel of whiskey, and other warlike munitions." Architect Thomas U. Walter, who designed the U.S. Capitol, was responsible for several classic town buildings.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
Around West Chester	p. 9
Street Scenes	p. 27
Religious Institutions	p. 37
The Normal School	p. 49
Commerce	p. 69
Parks	p. 83
People and Places	p. 91
Parker Postcards	p. 111
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