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It never ceases to amaze me that there is so much history to be found in Chester County (this is walking distance into Berks County) right at nearly every turn! I took the kids towards the end of the Apple Picking at the National State Park: Hopewell Furnace a few weeks ago.

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Welcome, Andrew to share with our readers all about the Covered Bridges of Chester County. Andrew does amazing work and is very involved with the communities around Chester County with photographs of the area and uniting local residents through many Flickr Groups. Thank you for your willingness to share, Andrew ! ~Kim

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Dating back to 1796, along the marvel of the time (Lancaster Pike), sits one the original public houses (or taverns), The Ship Inn. From their site:

The modern “Ship” takes its name from the old signboard which used to swing in front of the original tavern. All public houses of that day had signboards [...]

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