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    Coatesville
    Coatesville
    Coatesville
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    Coatesville

    By Karol Collins

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    In the mid-1900s, Coatesville was a manufacturing gemstone amid the rolling farmland of Chester County. It was home to Lukens Steel, maker of the steel "trees" that became the first nine stories of New York City's World Trade Center. Retailers such as JC Penney, JJ Newberry, and Woolworth's were large employers serving Coatesville citizens and visitors from neighboring counties. By the mid-1970s, Coatesville's commerce was deeply affected by the influx of shopping malls and big-box stores. Thanks to locally minded developers and community advocates, Coatesville's revival is very real and centers on the arts, boutique retailers, faith-based progress, and handshakes. Coatesville marks its centennial in 2015.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateNov 23, 2015
    ISBN9781439654354
    Coatesville
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    Karol Collins

    Karol Collins, a Chester County native, has shared dining rooms and church pews with generations of friends and family members who also call Coatesville home. She volunteers at the Brandywine Health Foundation's Strawberry Festival Committee, the National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum, the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce, the former Coatesville Church Tour Committee, and the Coatesville Christmas Parade Committee. This book is her gift to loved ones who share her home.

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      Coatesville - Karol Collins

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      INTRODUCTION

      Welcome to Coatesville, Pennsylvania, nestled between urban Philadelphia and rural Lancaster County. By virtue of Coatesville’s location along the Brandywine River, it quickly grew into a prosperous community. In 1787, farmer (and first postmaster in the area) Moses Coates purchased land that is now the center of town.

      In 1794, America’s first turnpike was completed. The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (now known as US Route 30) brought unlimited opportunity to the area. In 1810, ironmaster Issac Pennock and Jesse Kersey (Moses Coates’ son-in-law) formed a partnership and purchased 110 acres of Coates’s farm along the Brandywine River, converting a sawmill into an ironworks called the Brandywine Iron Works and Nail Factory. This would be the birth of Lukens Steel.

      Issac Pennock’s daughter Rebecca married Dr. Charles Lukens in 1813. However, after his untimely death in 1825 at the age of 39, Rebecca Lukens took over the mill while raising young children with another on the way. Rebecca successfully operated the mill until 1840, marking her place in history.

      As Lukens grew, so did Coatesville. Churches were built, businesses popped up along US Route 30, and neighborhoods were established, building the community. In 1867, Coates Villa and the Village of Midway joined to form the Borough of Coatesville. In 1915, by a majority vote of its citizens, Coatesville became the first and only city in Chester County.

      By the mid-1900s, Coatesville was filled with stores, hotels, restaurants and even a radio station, WCOJ 1420AM, The Voice of Chester County, could be found within the city, along with a YMCA and a movie theater. At Christmastime, Santa waited patiently at the corner of Third Avenue and Lincoln Highway for children to arrive with their lists and sit on his lap.

      By the 1970s, shopping malls, big-box stores, and the construction of the Route 30 bypass took consumers away from the downtown businesses, which in turn affected the city’s real estate market. But much has changed since then.

      Over the past 15 years, many good changes have come to Coatesville, and there are more on the horizon.

      Habitat for Humanity has built brand-new homes along Oak Street, making it possible for first-time buyers to become homeowners.

      The Coatesville Sports Hall of Fame was formed in 2000 to honor former students of Coatesville Area High School who had excelled in school sports, demonstrated overall good citizenship, brought honor to their school, and were a source of pride to the community.

      The Brandywine Health Foundation was formed as a public charity in 2001, awarding grants and scholarships, building the Brandywine Center (a health and housing center), and launching the Coatesville Youth Initiative to address the broader health needs of young people, as well as successfully taking over the Brandywine Strawberry Festival, an annual four-day event that benefits the Coatesville community in numerous

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