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  1. Parks & places

    Beacon Hill Park

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for West Bradford Township. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    West Bradford Township

  2. Parks & places

    Bell Tavern Park

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for East Caln Township. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    East Caln Township

  3. NewsPublished 2026-09-29

    Benchmark Construction buys a 75-acre site near Parkesburg

    VISTA.Today reports that Benchmark Construction paid $23 million for vacant land along Route 30 near Parkesburg. The company had not shared a plan for the property; any proposal would need township review.

    VISTA.Today

    publisher report

  4. Parks & places

    Bert Reel Park

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for Sadsbury Township. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    Sadsbury Township

  5. Parks & places

    Berwyn Park

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for Easttown Township. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    Easttown Township

  6. Parks & places

    Bicking Park

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for West Goshen Township. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    West Goshen Township

  7. Town directory

    Birmingham

    Official links, local coverage and places connected to this municipality.

  8. History & timeline1863–1865Countywide

    Black men from Chester County serve in the USCT

    Black men from Chester County enlisted in the United States Colored Troops and other regiments during the Civil War. The County Archives’ index notes that they generally did not serve in local Pennsylvania regiments and documents men across many units. Its largest identified contingent served in the 3rd USCT, but the index is explicitly an ongoing effort rather than a complete census of every Black soldier or sailor.

  9. Parks & places

    Black Rock Sanctuary

    A 119-acre wetland, woodland, and meadow landscape beside the Schuylkill River, with an interpretive trail focused on wildlife and habitat.

  10. History & timeline2003Countywide

    Black Rock Sanctuary opens

    A former river desilting basin becomes a public wildlife sanctuary and interpretive site. Schuylkill River near Phoenixville.

  11. Nights out & happy hours

    Blarney Bingo · The Stone Tavern

    Sunday · 6 pm–8 pm. The tavern’s specials page lists Sunday Blarney Bingo from 6–8pm.

    West Chester area · The Stone Tavern specials · checked 2026-11-05

  12. Traditions

    Blobfest

    A Colonial Theatre festival celebrating the theater’s appearance in the 1958 film The Blob, with screenings and community events.

  13. Parks & places

    Bocce Grove

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for Tredyffrin Township. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    Tredyffrin Township

  14. Parks & places

    Bondsville Mill Park

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for East Brandywine Township. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    East Brandywine Township

  15. Parks & places

    Bondsville Rd Park

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for Caln Township. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    Caln Township

  16. Parks & places

    Boot Road Park

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for West Whiteland Township. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    West Whiteland Township

  17. History & timeline1967Countywide

    Brandywine Conservancy forms

    The Brandywine Conservancy formed in 1967 after a proposed industrial development near Chadds Ford raised alarm about the river landscape. The organization began land-conservation work in a place that now lies in Delaware County, while the Brandywine watershed crosses modern boundaries. Its story is one part of a broader regional turn toward voluntary land protection.

  18. History & timelineDecember 30, 1818Countywide

    Brandywine Iron Works records boiler plate

    A company ledger records a boiler-plate order at Brandywine Iron Works in December 1818. The work connected Coatesville-area ironmaking to the expanding use of steam engines, which demanded wide, dependable plates. The surviving ledger entry is a firm local date within a broader industrial transition; the museum’s larger “first in America” interpretation is presented as its reading of company records.

  19. Parks & places

    Broad Run Park

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for West Bradford Township. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    West Bradford Township

  20. Parks & places

    Brown St. Park

    A municipal recreation property listed in Chester County GIS for Spring City Borough. The County dataset describes its parcels as currently open to the public for recreation.

    Spring City Borough