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May 22, 2024 · Chester, city, Delaware county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Delaware River (across from Bridgeport, New Jersey), within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. One of the oldest communities in the state, the Chester area was granted by the Swedish crown to a bodyguard of Johan Printz, the governor of New Sweden , in 1644.
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Jun 25, 2024 · Chester, county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a hilly piedmont region bounded to the southwest by Octoraro Creek, to the south by Maryland and Delaware, and to the northeast by the Schuylkill River.
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3 days ago · Chester County was one of the three original Pennsylvania counties created by William Penn in 1682. It was named for Chester, England. Chester County is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan statistical area.
6 days ago · Chester Leaders Attend City’s Safe Summer Summit A cross-section of Chester leaders from non-profit, religious, business, and government sectors heeded Mayor Stefan Roots’ call to come together on June 19 to find ways to better serve the city’s youth this summer.
Jun 28, 2024 · Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area on the western bank of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. The population of Chester was 32,605 at the 2020 census. Country: United States. State: Pennsylvania. County: Delaware. Incorporated: 1682.
Jun 10, 2024 · Want to go hiking in Chester County to explore more of this corner of Pennsylvania? In this guide, we’ve reviewed our full collection of hikes and walking routes in Chester County to bring you the best hiking routes in the region.
2 days ago · Pennsylvania ( / ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪniə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. 'Penn's forest country' ), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie ), [7] is a landlocked state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
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