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Walking Tour: Revolutionary West Chester

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It ran 2 times, Thu Aug 6 to Thu Aug 20, 2026. Chester County History Center and the West Chester calendar have what's next.

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The America 250 tour. A mile and a half through the old crossroads village of Turks Head, the tavern where independence got argued, and where Brandywine casualties were treated.

Ran: 2 times, Thu Aug 6 to Thu Aug 20, 2026 Where: Chester County History Center, 225 N High Street, West Chester Hosted by: Chester County History Center

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Plagues and Pestilence: A Walking Tour (Saturday mornings)

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Sat, Sep 5 · 11:00 AM–12:30 PM · Chester County History Center

The same disease-history walk through West Chester, run late morning on Saturdays. Ninety minutes on foot, sixteen dollars, starting from the Chester County History Center on North High Street.

Plagues and Pestilence: A Walking Tour (Wednesday evenings)

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Wed, Sep 9 · 6:00 PM–7:30 PM · Chester County History Center

A ninety-minute walk through West Chester built around the epidemics that shaped the borough, on a different route from last year's version. Wednesday evenings from the History Center on North High Street.

Book Discussion: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

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Thu, Sep 10 · 10:00 AM–11:00 AM · Chester County History Center

A hybrid book talk on Richard Bell's history of the American Revolution, run by the Chester County History Center. Ten in the morning, which makes it a coffee-and-argument sort of hour.