West Chester, capital of Chester county, Pennsylvania, 27 miles by rail W. of Philadelphia, with a normal school and the law department of Lincoln University, and foundries, machine-shops, and manufactories of flour, hosiery, soap, and tinware. Pop. 8028.
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