Downtown in West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Chester County Notables

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 26, 2025

1. Chester County Notables Marker

Inscription.
Native Indians · The Lenni Lenape

Founding Settlers
English · Welsh · Quakers · Scotch - Irish · Germans

George Washington · Commander in Chief

Marquis de LaFayette · Battle of the Brandywine

Anthony Wayne · Encampment at Valley Forge

William Darlington · Physician · Scientist · Banker

Bayard Taylor · Author Diplomat

Thomas McKean · Patriot · Jurist · Governor

Rebecca Lukens · Woman Iron Master

Smedley D. Butler · Major General USMC

Mark Sullivan · Columnist Author

Herb Pennock Pitcher Manager

George Morris Philips · Educator · Scholar

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 39° 57.611′ N, 75° 36.308′ W. Marker is in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Downtown. It is on High Street north of Market Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 North High Street, West Chester PA 19380, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bank of Chester County (within shouting distance of this marker); William Darlington M.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Chester County (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the First Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); William Darlington (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First School House in West Chester (within shouting distance of this marker); Chester County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The First National Bank of West Chester (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.

Chester County Notables Bas Reliefs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 26, 2025

2. Chester County Notables Bas Reliefs

Chester County Notables image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 26, 2025

3. Chester County Notables

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.