Coatesville has always been a city of visionaries, from its namesake, Moses Coates, a prosperous farmer and the area's first postmaster, to Rebecca Lukens, the "Woman of Steel" and one of the first female business executives in the United States. As the Lukens Steel Company prospered along the banks of the scenic Brandywine River, so did Coatesville, Chester County's only city. Their rich history is told here through nearly two hundred historic photographs.
Coatesville has always been a city of visionaries, from its namesake, Moses Coates, a prosperous farmer and the area's first postmaster, to Rebecca Lukens, the "Woman of Steel" and one of the first female business executives in the United States. As the Lukens Steel Company prospered along the banks of the scenic Brandywine River, so did Coatesville, Chester County's only city. Their rich history is told here through nearly two hundred historic photographs.
Engels
The Chicago Outfit during the 1960s
San Francisco's Transgender District
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Manchester through the Lens of Frank Kelly
Manayunk
1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Steinway & Sons
Zippo Manufacturing Company
Ghosts and Murders of Manhattan
Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Southern Nevada
Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital
Tacoma's Haunted History
