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7. Like The County Seat of Chester County

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:16 PM

11 hrs ago

Is West Chester. The City of Chester is in Delaware County. Bonus, Downingtown was proposed as the seat of Chester County government. The townspeople wouldn’t sell the land to the county. They didn’t want the hassle of all the government offices and hooligans who’d hang around. Guess they were ahead of their time.

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