DESCRIPTION:
Subject: West Union Street, West Chester, PA
Condition: Very Good (See scans)
Back side: Divided
Circulated: Yes
Year: 1920
Publisher: C. T. American Art
Postmark: August 12, 1920, Westchester, PA
"The area around West Chester was originally known as Turk's Head — after the inn of the same name located in what is now the center of the borough. West Chester has been the seat of government in Chester County since 1786, and the borough incorporated in 1799. In the heart of town is its courthouse, a classical revival building designed in the 1840s by Thomas U. Walter, one of the architects for the Capitol in Washington, D.C. In the 18th century West Chester was a center of clockmaking. In the late 19th century the Hoopes, Bro. and Darlington company became a major wheelworks, first for wagons and later automobiles. In the early 20th century, an important industry was the Sharples cream separator company. In the late 20th century, the pioneer in microcomputers Commodore International, giving its headquarters as West Chester, was located approximately a mile northeast of the borough." (Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Chester,_Pennsylvania)
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