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Chester County History Center

The county's history museum on North High, with archives, rotating exhibits, and a genealogy library if you're chasing down family names. The gift shop up front is where Google filed it, but the museum is the reason to go.

Address: 225 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380 Hours: Mon–Tue closed, Wed–Sat 10am–4pm, Sun closed

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