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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Coatesville, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Chester County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Chester County, PA (459) Berks County, PA (292) Delaware County, PA (283) Lancaster County, PA (539) Montgomery County, PA (266) New Castle County, DE (818) Cecil County, MD (184)  ChesterCounty(459) Chester County (459)  BerksCounty(292) Berks County (292)  DelawareCounty(283) Delaware County (283)  LancasterCounty(539) Lancaster County (539)  MontgomeryCounty(266) Montgomery County (266)  NewCastleCountyDelaware(818) New Castle County (818)  CecilCountyMaryland(184) Cecil County (184)
West Chester is the county seat for Chester County
Coatesville is in Chester County
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1 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — 9/11 Tragedy
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade . . . Map (db m205651) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Arcelormittal Plate LLC World Trade Center
Displayed here, you see a portion of a World Trade Center base column structure. Nicknamed "trees" or "forks," these formed the lower stories' backbone around the circumference of each Tower. A portion of these columns were the only structures . . . Map (db m205643) HM WM
3 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Brandywine Iron Works - Early 1800sThe Lukens National Historic District
Issac Pennock, properly considered the founder of the business which became the Lukens Steel Company, began his career in the manufacture of iron in the early 1790s when he erected a mill at a place called Rokeby on the Buck Run in Chester . . . Map (db m236591) HM
4 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Brandywine Mansion
Historic Fleming house, purchased by Moses Coates in 1787. Acquired in 1810 by Jesse Kersey and Isaac Pennock, founders of the Brandywine Iron Works. Occupied 1816-1825 by Pennock's son-in-law, Dr. Charles Lukens, whose widow Rebecca continued and . . . Map (db m48493) HM
5 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Brandywine MansionLukens Historic District
The small house known as Brandywine Mansion is the oldest structure in the Lukens National Historic District. The original east section, closer to the road, dates back to the mid 1700s and the larger west section was added around 1788, shortly after . . . Map (db m236589) HM
6 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Charles Lukens Huston House
. . . Map (db m65972) HM
7 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Charles Lukens Huston House SiteThe Lukens National Historic District
Following his marriage in 1895 to Annie MacGregor Stewart of Savannah, Georgia, Charles Lukens Huston had this home built in 1896. The house was designed by Cope & Stewardson, Philadelphia architects who were responsible as well for his . . . Map (db m237697) HM
8 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Graystone - Abram Francis Huston HouseThe Lukens National Historic District
Graystone Mansion is Coatesville's most architecturally significant residence and was the home of Abram Francis Huston who succeeded his father, Dr. Charles Huston as president of the Lukens Iron & Steel Company in 1897. A grandson . . . Map (db m65939) HM
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9 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Lukens Executive Office BuildingThe Lukens National Historic District
Addressing the needs of a growing business, a new office building was constructed on South First Avenue. Groundbreaking took place in 1902 and Lukens Main Office was completed in the fall of 1903. The building proved to be an aesthetic enhancement . . . Map (db m237696) HM
10 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Peter Bezellon
Famed Indian trader and interpreter bought a tract of 500 acres in this area in 1736. This site is a part of the tract. He died in 1742. Bezellon and his wife, Martha, lie buried in St. John's churchyard at Compass, Penna.Map (db m8259) HM
11 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — TerracinaThe Lukens National Historic District
The successful growth of the Brandywine mill is reflected in Terracina, which was built in 1850-1851 by Rebecca Lukens for her daughter, Isabella Lukens Huston, and Isabella's husband, Dr. Charles Huston. Constructed in the Country Gothic style made . . . Map (db m236590) HM
12 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — The Future of the Trees
It is appropriate that these artifacts have come home to Coatesville where they were made. As a community with a long history of steelmaking, it is especially poignant to remember the Lukens steelworkers who made and fashioned the trees. The . . . Map (db m205644) HM WM
13 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — The Lukens Mill - Early 1900sThe Lukens National Historic District
In 1891 Lukens installed its first two open hearth furnaces which were then quickly upgraded and complemented by four new 35-tons for a total of six. Lukens poured its first heat of steel on February 25, 1892. In 1899 a 48" Universal mill was added. . . . Map (db m50752) HM
14 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — The Lukens Mill - Late 1800sThe Lukens National Historic District
A new rolling mill was constructed in 1870 powered by a steam boiler to drive the larger rolls, which were 25" in diameter and 84" in length. The old mill was then converted to Pudding Mill to prepare stock for the new mill. In 1890, the firm . . . Map (db m236592) HM
15 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — The Making of the Trees
The project to make and roll the steel that went into the World Trade Center began in 1967. The steel for the bases of Towers 1 and 2 had to be able to support incredible loads, Lukens was chosen due to their expertise in the production of . . . Map (db m205652) HM
16 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — The Modern MillThe Lukens National Historic District
In 1927 a new 84" mill was installed, replacing the old 84" mill of the 1870s. It could produce plates as thin as 1/8" and up to 72" wide. Also in 1927, Lukens formed the By-Products Steel Company, a subsidiary established to provide partial . . . Map (db m237695) HM
17 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — The Return of the Trees
On Wednesday, the drivers were ready to go at 4:00 am. At dawn, the convoy of 28 trucks crossed the George Washington Bridge. Their route took them across New Jersey and the Delaware River at Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. They came down Route 100 to . . . Map (db m205646) HM
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18 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — The Return of the Trees2006 - 2010
Not long after the tragedy, the Graystone Society was active in obtaining the Trees. Scott G. Huston, President, and Eugene L. DiOrio, Vice President, became aware that some of the trees had been salvaged and were in storage in a hanger at JFK . . . Map (db m205648) HM
19 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to the men & women who helped preserve a free nationMap (db m205640) WM
20 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — views of the past
Welcome to the 1,282-acre ChesLen Preserve, one of the region's largest private nature preserves. ChesLen was the vision of philanthropist H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest, whose donation of 568 acres to Natural Lands inspired Chester County to transfer . . . Map (db m225915) HM
21 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville — Whittier C. Atkinson(1893 - 1991)
Founded Clement Atkinson Memorial Hospital here, 1936, offering quality health care to all despite inability to pay. First African American president of Chester County Medical Society; Pa. Practitioner of the year, 1960. A 1924 graduate of Howard . . . Map (db m8260) HM
22 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, Caln Township — John G. Parke
Born in this vicinity on Sept. 22, 1827, the noted Army Engineer is remembered chiefly for having set the exact boundary between the Oregon Territory and Canada. His survey, begun in 1857, was halted by service in the Civil War and was not completed . . . Map (db m8261) HM
23 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, Caln Township — Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Road
This was the nations first major toll road, built by a private company incorporated 1792 by the state legislature. Completed two years later and praised as the finest highway of its day, the stone-and-gravel turnpike stretched 62 miles. The 35th . . . Map (db m8262) HM
24 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, East Fallowfield Township — Dr. Charlotte Moore Sitterly(1898-1990)
Prominent authority on astronomy and author of more than one hundred books and articles. Sitterly was a career physicist with the Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce. She received the American Astronomical Society award in 1937 and was . . . Map (db m51270) HM
25 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, East Fallowfield Township — Lynching of Zachariah Walker
An African American steelworker, Walker was burned to death by a mob near here on August 13, 1911. He was accused of killing Edgar Rice, a white security guard and a former borough policeman. Fifteen local men and teenage boys were indicted for . . . Map (db m14833) HM
26 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, Newlin Township — Here Rests Indian Hannah~ Hannah Freeman ~ — The last living Native American in Chester County, PA —
Here Rests Indian Hannah The Last of the Lenni-Lenape Indians in Chester County who died in 1802 — Marked by Chester County Historical Society 1909Map (db m82070) HM
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27 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, Newlin Township — Indian Hannah1730-1802
Indian Hannah 1730-1802 The last of the tribe of Lenni-Lenape in Chester CountyMap (db m159605) HM
28 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, Newlin Township — remnants of the past
Natural Lands This cemetery-known as a "potter's field"-is a remnant of the Chester County Poorhouse, once located nearby. It contains several hundred graves where early residents of the poorhouse are buried. Built in 1798, the . . . Map (db m226090) HM
29 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, Newlin Township — Site of Mason & Dixon’s “Stargazing” Observatory — 1764 —
Site of Mason & Dixon’s “Stargazing” Observatory 1764 In the roadbed near this stone, a square iron spike marks the original location of the astronomical observatory used by surveyor-astronomers Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the . . . Map (db m193204) HM
30 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, Newlin Township — The Star Gazers' Stone
The Star-Gazers’ Stone Erected in 1764 by Mason and Dixon in locating the Pennsylvania-Maryland Boundary Line Being 15 miles North thereof and 31 miles due West of Philadelphia. Here they also measured a degree of Latitude on the Earth’s surface . . . Map (db m159604) HM
31 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, Newlin Township — views of the pastChesLen Preserve
Welcome to the 1,282-acre ChesLen Preserve, one of the region's largest private nature preserves. ChesLen was the vision of philanthropist H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest, whose donation of 568 acres to Natural Lands inspired Chester County to transfer . . . Map (db m226091) HM
32 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, Newlin Township — views of the past
Welcome to the 1,282-acre ChesLen Preserve, one of the region's largest private nature preserves. ChesLen was the vision of philanthropist H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest, whose donation of 568 acres to Natural Lands inspired Chester County to transfer 500 . . . Map (db m226092) HM
33 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, Newlin Township — Walking the LineThe Province of Pennsylvania — The Province of Maryland —
In 1763, nearly 240 years before the widespread use of GPS, surveyors and astronomers Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon came to the New World to end a bloody, 80-year boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Their survey, which . . . Map (db m192485) HM
34 Pennsylvania, Chester County, Coatesville, West Brandywine Township — George Alexander Spratt(1870-1934)
Here on his farm, Spratt performed aeronautical experiments that aided Wilbur and Orville Wright in achieving the first successful airplane flight. Among the first to use a wind tunnel, he helped the Wright brothers diagnose flaws with their 1901 . . . Map (db m187197) HM
 
 
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