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WEST CHESTER , a borough and the county-seat of Chester county, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Washington railways and by an interurban electric line to Philadelphia; electric lines connect with the Philadelphia & Reading
south
Seminary (non-sectarian; for girls), founded in 1851 by Smedley Darlington (18271899; principal of the school in 1851186r and a representative in Congress in 18871891), the Friends' Graded School and the Friends' (Orthodox) Select School. There are fine botanical gardens in Marshall Square. Among the public buildings are a county court house
hospital
machine -shop products and carriage and wagon materials. The factory product in 1905 was valued at $2,121,185. There are several large nursery farms here. West Chester was first settled in 1713, succeeded Chester as the county-seat in 17841786, and was incorporated as a town in 1788 and as a borough in 1799. During the War of Independence the battle of Brandywine was fought about 7 M. S. of West Chester on the lrth of September 1777, and on the loth General Anthony Wayne, with a small force, was surprised and routed by the British at Paoli, about 8 m. N.E.End of Article: WEST CHESTER If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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