Coatesville
[key], city (2020 pop. 12,987), Chester co., SE Pa., on Brandywine Creek,
in a farm area; settled c.1717, inc. as a city 1916. It has been a steel
center since 1810. Joseph Hergesheimer wrote about this region in
The Three Black Pennys. The National Iron and Steel
Heritage Museum and the Lukens National Historic District are in
Coatesville. The Revolutionary battle of Brandywine (Sept. 11, 1777) was fought
to the south of the city; the area is now a state park.
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