West Chester

- 1788 -

West Chester

Originally “Turk’s – Head”

Renamed for Chester

Founded 1788

Marker is on East Marshall Street, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The First National Bank of West Chester

Pennsylvania

The First National Bank of West Chester Chartered 1863 Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places

Marker is on North High Street, on the right when traveling north.

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American Red Cross in Westchester County

This flagpole is dedicated to the volunteers and staff of the American Red Cross in Westchester County who have served members of our Armed Forces since the Spanish American War in 1898.

These dedicated people have demonstrated Red Cross’ caring ...

Site of First School House in West Chester

(Turk's Head), built of logs, 1760. Used as a hospital for American wounded after the Battle of Brandywine, Sept, 1777. Some soldiers died and were buried here in the schoolyard.

Marker is at the intersection of W. Gay Street and ...

St . Peter's Church Westchester

The original church on this site was built in 1700 to house a parish organized by an act of the Provincial Assembly in 1693. Queen Anne contributed an altar in 1708. In 1763 a charter was received from King George ...

Westchester County

Historic New York

The rugged shore of the Hudson River and the rocky hills north of Manhattan did not encourage early settlement. Patents were issued in 1639 to Jonas Bronck (Bronx) and in 1646 to Adriaen Van der Donck (Yonkers). ...