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By Keith S Smith, November 10, 2011
West Chester Borough Historic Site 3 - The 10 Commandments on the Courthouse Steps
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On North High Street at West Market Street on North High Street. |
| | The first court house within the limits of the present County of Chester stood at this corner on a plot of ground 115 feet in front by 165 feet in depth
The building, begun in 1784 and completed in 1786, was used until 1846 when the present . . . — — Map (db m50499) HM |
| On North Matlack Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | David Townsend House
This Property Devised December 1951 by
Marion Hoopes Stevenson
To the
Chester County Historical Society
As a memorial
To her Great-Grandfather
DAVID TOWNSEND
1787 – 1858
Banker, Botanist,
Civic . . . — — Map (db m50314) HM |
| On W. Market Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The first published biography of Abraham Lincoln was printed in this building on Feb. 11, 1860. It was prepared from Lincoln's own notes, and served to introduce him to the public as a potential presidential candidate. — — Map (db m184093) HM |
May. 6, 2024