Atglen, Pennsylvania

The Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge or Mercer's Ford Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the East branch of the Octoraro Creek on the border between Lancaster County and Chester County in Pennsylvania, United States. A Lancaster County-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the East Octoraro #2 Bridge.The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color. The bridge has a single window on only one side of the bridge. The bridge's WGCB Numbers are 38-15-19/38-36-38. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003509. It is located at 39°55′53.4″N 75°58′53.4″W (39.93150, -75.98150). The bridge is located in Sadsbury Township, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Christiana on Bailey Crossroads Road off Creek Road, to the south of Pennsylvania Route 372.

The Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation, also known as The Old Ritter Farm, is an historic American home and farm located in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Christiana is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,100 at the time of the 2020 census.In 1851, it was the site of the Battle of Christiana, also called the Christiana riot.

Octorara Junior-Senior High School is the only secondary school in the Octorara Area School District. It is located between Atglen and Cochranville in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States It serves two counties (Lancaster and Chester) one of the only schools like this in the U.S.A.

West Fallowfield Christian School is a Christian school in Atglen, Chester County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was established in 1941 to partner with Christian families in educating and nurturing their children, giving them a strong academic and spiritual foundation from kindergarten through eighth grade. The school has around 150 students, so the teachers can be closer to the students. In Fall 2016, WFCS will offer "The Academy at West Fallowfield Christian School," a 9th grade co-op.

The Christiana Riot, also known as Christiana Resistance, Christiana Tragedy, or Christiana incident, was the successful armed resistance by free Blacks and escaped slaves to a raid led by a federal marshal to recover four escaped slaves owned by Edward Gorsuch of Maryland. The raid took place in the early morning hours of September 11, 1851, at the house in Christiana, Pennsylvania, of William Parker, himself an escaped slave. This took place after the federal Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 increased penalties for assisting escaped slaves and required state government officials, even in free states such as Pennsylvania, to assist in the recapture of slaves. The confrontation resulted in an exchange of gunfire, the death of Edward Gorsuch, and the dispersal of the raiders. In the aftermath many of the Blacks involved quickly traveled to the safety of Canada. In total, 41 persons were indicted by the federal government for treason, including both Blacks and Whites. Castner Hanway, a white man from Christiana, was the first to be tried, beginning in November 1851. After only 15 minutes of deliberation by the jury he was acquitted, and charges against the remaining defendants were dropped. The issue became a national lightning rod, and aroused strong sectional sentiment. It was one of many events leading to the American Civil War.

Black Horse is an unincorporated community in West Sadsbury Township, Chester County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

West Fallowfield Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,566 at the time of the 2010 census. This American township includes the unincorporated village of Cochranville.

The Parkesburg National Bank is an historic, American bank building that is located in Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Parkesburg is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was counted as 3,866 at the 2020 census. The ZIP code is 19365.

The Parkesburg School is an historic, American school building that is located in Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

West Sadsbury Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,444 at the 2010 census.