Historic Preservation Archives

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Iron & Steel Heritage Brochure

This brochure, guides you to explore the Iron & Steel Heritage and Recreation region located in and around the Schuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape and Hopewell Big Woods, the finest natural preserve in our region. Select from the many locations depending on your schedule, or a self-guided heritage tour blending history and recreation.

Kennett Underground Railroad Center Brochure

This brochure helps you explore the lives of those brave men and women who forged a trackless trail to freedom and, in so doing, changed the face of this nation's history forever.

Preserving Our Places, Historic Preservation Planning Manual for Chester County Communities

This planning manual, from 1998, promotes the implementation of Landscapes historic preservation goals and objectives. It does this by providing general information about historic preservation for Chester County municipalities, and also by discussing historic preservation planning specifically for Chester County's Urban, Suburban, and Rural landscapes. The list below provides the entire document as well as its separate chapters/appendices.