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Coatesville Remembers September 11th

Coatesville history

The steel museum holds its annual commemorative service on September 11, marking 25 years since the 2001 World Trade Center attack. Coatesville's Lukens mill rolled steel used in the towers, which is why the town keeps the date.

When: Fri, Sep 11 Where: National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum, 50 S. 1st Avenue

More at National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum

Guided walking tour of the Lukens Historic District

history

Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 AM · National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum

A guide walks you through the ironmaster houses and mill buildings of the Lukens National Historic District. Tours leave at ten, twelve thirty and two thirty, fifteen to twenty five dollars.

Guided walking tour of the Lukens Historic District

history

Sat, Sep 12 · 10:00 AM · National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum

A guide walks you through the ironmaster houses and mill buildings of the Lukens National Historic District. Tours leave at ten, twelve thirty and two thirty, fifteen to twenty five dollars.

Guided walking tour of the Lukens Historic District

history

Sat, Sep 19 · 10:00 AM · National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum

A guide walks you through the ironmaster houses and mill buildings of the Lukens National Historic District. Tours leave at ten, twelve thirty and two thirty, fifteen to twenty five dollars.

Around the same time

Gay Street Open-Air Market

West Chester market

Mon, Sep 7 · Gay Street between Matlack and Darlington Streets

Labor Day, and the street stays closed. Four blocks of Gay Street without cars, restaurant tables out in the road, and the shops on either side open for the holiday.

Last Day of Daily Mini Golf at Alverthorpe Park

Glenside kids

Mon, Sep 7 · Alverthorpe Park

The mini golf course at Alverthorpe Park runs every day through Labor Day, then drops to weekends only for the rest of September. This is the last everyday round of the year.

Festival of Fountains at Longwood Gardens

Kennett Square other

Mon, Sep 7 – Sun, Sep 27 · Longwood Gardens

The fountain season runs to the end of September, and the gardens stay open on Labor Day Monday when most of Chester County is closed. Closed Tuesdays. Timed tickets sell out on holiday weekends.