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Coatesville (kōts`vĭl), city (1990 pop. 11,038), Chester co., SE Pa., on Brandywine Creek, in a farm area; settled c.1717, inc. as a city 1916. It is a steel center. Joseph Hergesheimer Hergesheimer, Joseph , 1880–1954, American novelist, b. Philadelphia. He first achieved literary distinction with the publication of The Three Black Pennys (1917).
..... Click the link for more information. wrote about this region in The Three Black Pennys. The Revolutionary battle of Brandywine Brandywine, battle of the, 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, near Wilmington, Del., the Christina River, which empties into the Delaware. ..... Click the link for more information. (Sept. 11, 1777) was fought to the south of the city; the area is now a state park. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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