West Chester

by Bruce Edward Mowday

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439632499
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/14/2005
Series:	Postcard History Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	65 MB
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About the Author

West Chester features postcards from Bruce Edward Mowday�s personal collection. He is the author of three additional books, Along the Brandywine River, Coatesville, and Downingtown. Mowday worked for a West Chester newspaper for more than twenty years. A member of numerous historical organizations and a board member of the Chester County Historical Society, he has written histories of Fort Delaware in the Civil War and the Revolutionary War Battle of Brandywine.