Phoenixville

(fē`nĭksvĭl), 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 early development of an iron industry and later (1886) to the manufacture of steel. Food processing and tool and die manufacture are important; other products include corrugated boxes, plastics, and adhesives. Phoenixville was the westernmost point in the state reached (1777) by the British during the Revolutionary War. Several 18th-century stone houses are there. Valley ForgeValley Forge,
on the Schuylkill River, SE Pa., NW of Philadelphia. There, during the American Revolution, the main camp of the Continental Army was established (Dec., 1777–June, 1778) under the command of Gen. George Washington.
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Gautreau, if elected, aims to cultivate a drug response team to combat the usage of opioids and heroin that have been the apparent cause of deaths for several residents in Phoenixville. 

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PENNSYLVANIA * May 6-7, Phoenixville: Seventh Annual World War II Weekend at Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.