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Chester City

Originally settled in 1644 as"Upland", the name was changed to Chester in 1682. Incorporated on October 31, 1701 as a Boro and as a city on February 14, 1866.

Chester City Links:

Chester City Official Web Page
Old Chester Pa. Web Site
Sun Ship Co. Historical Society

Maps:
1870 Atlas
1875 Map of Chester City
1882 Atlas of early Land Grants and Patents
1875 Atlas Borough of South Chester
1892 Atlas Chester Wards 1 & 2
1892 Atlas Chester Wards 3, 4, 5 & 6
1892 Atlas Chester Wards 7 & 8
1892 Atlas Boro of South Chester

Street and Ward Map 1911 Atlas

Part of Chester City 1911

Chester Sanborn Maps:

Census Records:
Chester 1790 U.S. Census

Cemetery Records:
Orthodox Friends Burial Ground
Hicksite Friends Burial Ground

Old Saint Pauls Episcopal Church

Saint Paul's Church Cemetery Records

St Michaels Cemetery

Directory Records:
Directory of Chester for 1859

Chester and Delaware Co Directory 1869 70

Chester City Directory 1872-73
Chester City Directory 1879-80
Chester City Directory 1880-81

Chester City Directory 1882- 83

Chester City Directory 1883-84
Chester City Directory 1885-86
Chester City Directory 1887-88
Chester City Directory 1889-90
Chester City Directory 1891-92

Chester City Directory 1893- 94

Chester City Directory 1895- 96

Chester Booklets:

Chester Pennsylvania Its Industrial Progress

Old Market St. Chester

200th Anniversary Celebration of Old Chester Courthouse 1924

The Chester Washington Knew Ashmead 1916

The Old Courthouse

Recollections of Chester from 1834 to 1850 by Darlington

Saving Chester's 1724 Courthouse 1924

Tax Records:
Chester Rate 1748

Chester Rate 1753

Chester Rate 1764
Chester Rate 1765
Chester Rate 1767
Chester Rate 1768
Chester Rate 1770
Chester Rate 1772
Chester Rate 1774
Chester Rate 1778
Chester Rate 1779
Chester Rate 1780
Chester Rate 1791

Pictures:
Chester Pa. A view of Ship Yard c.1925 pc
Chester Pa. Alfred O. Deshong Memorial Art Gallery c.1935 pc
Chester Pa. Alfred O. Deshong Memorial Park Mansion c.1935 pc
Chester Pa. Chester Free Library c.1925 pc
Chester Pa. Chester Hospital c.1912 pc
Chester Pa. Ford Motor Co. C.1930 pc
Chester Pa. Crozer Home and Hospital c.1910 pc

Chester Pa. Brandywine Boat at Pier c.1925 pc

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