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Get the West Chester, PA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
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The history of West Chester, Pennsylvania, began in 1762, when Phineas Eachus and Chest Weaterson were issued a license to build a tavern. The borough was incorporated in 1799. One of the nation's first railroads was built in West Chester in 1832, and a prominent courthouse, designed by Thomas U. Walter, was completed in 1847.
The main east–west road to West Chester is West Chester Pike, which begins in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, just outside Philadelphia, and is part of Pennsylvania Route 3 (PA 3). The West Chester Pike originally existed as a private turnpike connecting Philadelphia and West Chester between 1850 and 1918, when it became a public road.
West Bradford Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,706 at the time of the 2020 census. The population was 14,706 at the time of the 2020 census.
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Counties in Pennsylvania's Piedmont Plateau. Pennsylvania's Piedmont region is a heavily agricultural section of the Piedmont Plateau located in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It consists of the following Pennsylvania counties: Adams. Berks. Bucks. Chester. Cumberland. Dauphin.
With passage of the State System of Higher Education bill, West Chester became one of the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education on July 1, 1983. Along with its new name— West Chester University of Pennsylvania —the institution acquired a new system of governance and the opportunity to expand its degree programs.