Parkesburg by Bruce Edward Mowday and Parkesburg Free Library (2009, Trade Paperback)

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Product Description : Parkesburg (Images of America) Parkesburg is located in Chester County one of William Penns original three counties The town was first known as the Fountain Inn after a 1730s tavern and the tavern later became the towns first post office Fountain Inn was renamed Parkesburg after prominent politician John G Parke A number of important businesses had connections to Parkesburg including the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad which was later a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad In 1872 Horace Beale moved his ironworks from nearby Hibernia to Parkesburg and named it the Parkesburg Iron Company The company had a competitive baseball team and majorleaguers such as Babe Ruth played against the team The town also was home to one of the first airfields in the county

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Product Identifiers

PublisherArcadia Publishing

ISBN-100738565717

ISBN-139780738565712

eBay Product ID (ePID)201160936

Product Key Features

Book TitleParkesburg

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSubjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (Dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional), United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (Nj, Ny, Pa)

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenrePhotography, Travel, History

AuthorBruce Edward Mowday, Parkesburg Free Library

Book SeriesImages of America Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback