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Brandywine, battle of

(Encyclopedia) Brandywine, battle of, in the American Revolution, fought Sept. 11, 1777, along Brandywine Creek. The creek, formed by two small branches in SE Pennsylvania, flows southeast to join,…

Phoenixville

(Encyclopedia) PhoenixvillePhoenixvillefēˈnĭksvĭl [key], borough (1990 pop. 15,066), Chester co., SE Pa., on the Schuylkill River; settled 1720, inc. 1849. Iron deposits in the region led to the…

Coatesville

(Encyclopedia) Coatesville Coatesville kōtsˈvĭl [key], city (2020 pop. 12,987), Chester co., SE Pa., on Brandywine…

Spruance, Raymond Ames

(Encyclopedia) Spruance, Raymond AmesSpruance, Raymond Amesspr&oomacr;ˈəns [key], 1886–1969, American admiral, b. Baltimore. Commissioned in the navy in 1908, he reached the rank of rear admiral…

Chester (Red) Huff 1998 Deaths

Chester (Red) HuffAge: 107 left-handed pitcher for the New York Highlanders from 1911-13 and the St. Louis Browns in 1915; lived longer than any other Major League Baseball player in history…

Chester County, TN Census Data

Tennessee Chester County, Tennessee People QuickFactsChester CountyTennesseePopulation, 2005 estimate 15,9415,962,959Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.7%4.8%…

Chester County, SC Census Data

South carolina Chester County, South Carolina People QuickFactsChester CountySouth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 33,2284,255,083Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -2…

Chester County, PA Census Data

Pennsylvania Chester County, Pennsylvania People QuickFactsChester CountyPennsylvaniaPopulation, 2005 estimate 474,02712,429,616Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 9.3%1.…

Chester County, PA Social Statistics

Chester county pennsylvania dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school119,787100.0Nursery…

Chester County, PA Economic Statistics

Chester county pennsylvania dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over332,513100.0In labor force229,63169.…