Parkesburg

by Bruce Edward Mowday, Parkesburg Free Library

Overview

Parkesburg is located in Chester County, one of William Penn's original three counties. The town was first known as the Fountain Inn, after a 1730s tavern, and the tavern later became the town's 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 major-leaguers such as Babe Ruth played against the team. The town also was home to one of the first airfields in the county.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738565712
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	12/14/2009
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,047,554
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Bruce Edward Mowday is the author of five Arcadia volumes: Coatesville, Downingtown, West Chester, Along the Brandywine River, and Chester County Mushroom Farming. Parkesburg is a collaboration involving the Parkesburg Free Library, the author, and local citizens. Many of the photographs in Parkesburg were drawn from the library's collection.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 The Early Days 9

2 Community Life 23

3 Community Leaders 41

4 Landmarks 45

5 Baseball 69

6 Parkesburg Iron Company 75

7 Crystal Springs 85

8 Fire Department 91

9 Community Scenes 99