Gazetteer/Almanac
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 327.
Chester, Pa., c. h. Delaware co. This place, called Upland until 1701, is, perhaps, the oldest settlement in the state, having been founded long before the grant of William Penn. It lies on the W. bank of the Delaware River, 94 miles E. S. E. from Harrisburg, and 14 S. W. from Philadelphia.
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