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Availability:In StockContributor:Bruce E. MowdaySeries:Images of AmericaTheme:Cultural Region/Mid-Atlantic, Geographic Orientation/PennsylvaniaPublish date:12/1/2009Pages:128
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9780738565712ISBN-10:0738565717UPC:9780738565712Book Category:History, Photography, TravelBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, PictorialsBook Topic:State & Local, RegionalSize:10.20 x 6.50 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SCMGTBRZ05
Parkesburg is located in Chester County, one of William Penn's original three counties. The town was first known as the Fountain Inn, after a 1730s tavern, and the tavern later became the town's first post office. Fountain Inn was renamed Parkesburg after prominent politician John G. Parke. A number of important businesses had connections to Parkesburg, including the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, which was later a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1872, Horace Beale moved his ironworks from nearby Hibernia to Parkesburg and named it the Parkesburg Iron Company. The company had a competitive baseball team, and major?leaguers such as Babe Ruth played against the team. The town also was home to one of the first airfields in the county.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9780738565712ISBN-10:0738565717UPC:9780738565712Book Category:History, Photography, TravelBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, PictorialsBook Topic:State & Local, RegionalSize:10.20 x 6.50 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SCMGTBRZ05
Bruce Edward Mowday is the author of five Arcadia volumes: Coatesville, Downingtown, West Chester, Along the Brandywine River, and Chester County Mushroom Farming. Parkesburg is a collaboration involving the Parkesburg Free Library, the author, and local citizens. Many of the photographs in Parkesburg were drawn from the library's collection.
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