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Great Valley, Pennsylvania
The Great Valley is a west-to-east valley through the center of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is also sometimes referred to as Chester Valley,''E.g.'', Erwin Raisz, ''Landforms of the United States'', 6th rev. ed. 1957. and both names are in use throughout the region. The valley stretches from the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County in the east, southwesterly through Chester and Lancaster counties. The valley is most distinct in central Chester County, although traces of it can be followed almost the entire distance between the Delaware and Susquehanna rivers. Valley Creek flows along the base of eastern Great Valley, towards the Schuylkill River. A second creek, also named Valley Creek, flows westward from Frazer into the East Branch Brandywine Creek. Beaver Creek flows eastward along the northern side of the valley from around Thorndale into the East Branch Brandywine Creek. Multiple branches of both the Brandywine and Octoraro creeks cross the val ...
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Valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over a very long period. Some valleys are formed through erosion by glacial ice. These glaciers may remain present in valleys in high mountains or polar areas. At lower latitudes and altitudes, these glacially formed valleys may have been created or enlarged during ice ages but now are ice-free and occupied by streams or rivers. In desert areas, valleys may be entirely dry or carry a watercourse only rarely. In areas of limestone bedrock, dry valleys may also result from drainage now taking place underground rather than at the surface. Rift valleys arise principally from earth movements, rather than erosion. Many different types of valleys are described by geographers, using terms that may be global in use or else applied only locally ...
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Exton, Pennsylvania
Exton is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Whiteland Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 5,622 at the 2020 census. The Exton Square Mall and Main Street at Exton are both located within Exton along with several other shopping centers, making Exton the major shopping district in Chester County. History Exton lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 (formerly the Lancaster Road, and later the Lincoln Highway) and Pennsylvania Route 100 (Pottstown Pike). Beginning in the late 18th century, the Lancaster Road became a major transportation route between Philadelphia and the west, while what is now Route 100 was a regional north–south route to Pottstown. A theory exists that Exton was named as the "X" on the map, denoting this intersection, though more likely the village was named after one of the several Extons in the United Kingdom. In the late 1940s, Exton became home to the Newcomen Society of the United States. The campus ...
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Landforms Of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
A landform is a land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. They may be natural or may be anthropogenic (caused or influenced by human activity). Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Landforms include hills, mountains, canyons, and valleys, as well as shoreline features such as bays, peninsulas, and seas, including submerged features such as mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes, and the great oceanic basins. Physical characteristics Landforms are categorized by characteristic physical attributes such as elevation, slope, orientation, structure stratification, rock exposure, and soil type. Gross physical features or landforms include intuitive elements such as berms, cliffs, hills, mounds, peninsulas, ridges, rivers, valleys, volcanoes, and numerous other structural and size-scaled (e.g. ponds vs. lakes, hills vs. mountains) elements including various kinds of inland and oceanic waterbodi ...
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Chester Valley Rail Trail
Chester Valley Rail Trail is a rail trail which runs largely through the Great Valley of Pennsylvania (also known as the Chester Valley) in Chester and Montgomery counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. The west end is in Exton (Chester County), while the east end is in Norristown (Montgomery County). Phase 1 of the trail was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Phase 2 of the trail's construction was completed in March 2023, adding . Historical development The Chester Valley Rail Trail enjoys a rich history closely connected to a number of American Revolutionary War parks and monuments. The trail runs through Battle of the Clouds Park, a site known for a battle between the armies of General Washington and General Cornwallis in September 1777 in which torrential downpour spoiled the colonial troops' black powder and forced them to retreat prior to fully engaging the British. Additionally, the trail travels within a few miles of the site of the Pa ...
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Great Appalachian Valley
The Great Appalachian Valley, also called The Great Valley or Great Valley Region, is one of the major landform features of eastern North America. It is a gigantic trough, including a chain of valley lowlands, and the central feature of the Appalachian Mountains system. The trough stretches about from Quebec in the north to Alabama in the south and has been an important north–south route of travel since prehistoric times. Geography The Great Valley marks the eastern edge of the Ridge and Valley physiographic province. There are many regional names of the Great Valley, such as the Shenandoah Valley. From a large perspective the Great Valley can be divided into a northern section and a southern section. Northern section In its northern section, the Great Valley includes the Champlain Valley around Lake Champlain and the upper Richelieu River that drains it into the Saint Lawrence, the Hudson River Valley, Newburgh Valley, and Wallkill Valley, and the Kittatinny Valley, ...
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Paoli/Thorndale Line
The Paoli/Thorndale Line, commonly known as the Main Line, is a SEPTA Regional Rail service running from Center City, Philadelphia, Center City Philadelphia through Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County to Thorndale (SEPTA station), Thorndale in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester County. It operates along the far eastern leg of Amtrak's Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line, which in turn was once the Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad), Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad and is now part of the Keystone Corridor, a Federal Railroad Administration, federally-designated high-speed rail in the United States, high-speed rail corridor. Route This branch makes local stops between Thorndale and Center City, Philadelphia, Center City Philadelphia along Amtrak's Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line, an electrified 104-mile two to four-track high-speed route between Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvan ...
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Keystone Service
The ''Keystone Service'' is a 195 mile (314 km) regional passenger train service from Amtrak, that operates between the Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, running along the Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line (known as the Keystone Corridor). Most trains then continue along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) to Penn Station in New York City. Trips between Harrisburg and New York take approximately hours, including hours between Harrisburg and Philadelphia. There are also several express services that can cut the journey times of both by approximately 15 minutes. The line is considered higher-speed rail with trains operating at up to over parts of the Northeast Corridor and up to over parts of the Keystone Corridor. it is Amtrak's fifth-busiest route nationally, and the third-busiest among services in the greater Northeast Corridor; in fiscal year 2016, the service carried 1.47 million passengers, an increa ...
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Pennsylvania Route 372
Pennsylvania Route 372 (PA 372) is an east–west highway in York County, PA, York, Lancaster County, PA, Lancaster, and Chester County, PA, Chester counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Its western terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 74, PA 74 in Lower Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania, Lower Chanceford Township north of Delta, Pennsylvania, Delta and west of Holtwood, Pennsylvania, Holtwood, and its eastern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 82, PA 82 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Coatesville. PA 372 heads east from PA 74 in York County and crosses the Susquehanna River on the Norman Wood Bridge. The route continues through Lancaster County, intersecting Pennsylvania Route 272, PA 272 in Buck, Pennsylvania, Buck, U.S. Route 222 (US 222) and Pennsylvania Route 472, PA 472 in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, Quarryville, and Pennsylvania Route 896, PA 896 in Georgetown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Georgetown. PA 372 crosses into Chester County and intersects Penn ...
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, sometimes shortened to Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike, is a controlled-access toll road which is operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in Pennsylvania. It runs for across the southern part of the state, connecting Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, and passes through four tunnels as it crosses the Appalachian Mountains. A component of the Interstate Highway System, it is part of Interstate 76 (I-76) between the Ohio state line and Valley Forge ( I-70 runs concurrently with I-76 between New Stanton and Breezewood), Interstate 276 (I-276) between Valley Forge and Bristol Township, and I-95 from Bristol Township to the New Jersey state line. The turnpike's western terminus is at the Ohio state line in Lawrence County, where it continues west as the Ohio Turnpike. The eastern terminus is the New Jersey state line at the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge, which crosses the Delaware River in Bucks County. It c ...
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Atglen, Pennsylvania
Atglen is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population is 1,311. History Present-day Atglen was originally a wilderness where Native Americans made paths that cut across this area when they traveled from Paxtang in present-day Harrisburg to present day New Castle, Delaware to trade with the Swedes and later the English. The Great Minquas Path was one of these trails. 18th century In 1717, Sadsbury Township was organized. It covered a large territory, including in whole or in part the present-day townships of Sadsbury, West Sadsbury, West Caln, Valley, East Fallowfield, West Fallowfield, and Highland; the boroughs of Atglen, Parkesburg, Modena, and South Coatesville; the city of Coatesville; and parts of Lancaster County. In August 1728, several inhabitants petitioned the court to separate Sadsbury from Fallowfield because of the former's size. In November of that year, the township was subdivided into East a ...
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Parkesburg, Pennsylvania
Parkesburg is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was counted as 3,866 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The ZIP code is 19365. History Parkesburg was first known as the Fountain Inn, a tavern built ca. 1734. The inn ceased operation as a tavern around 1836 and became Parkesburg's first post office. In 1872, the Pennsylvania legislature authorized the formation of Parkesburg Borough (from Sadsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Sadsbury Township). The town was named after noted politician John G. Parke. Today, the Fountain Inn is a private residence. The Parkesburg National Bank and Parkesburg School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Parkesburg is located at (39.959066, -75.920447). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Demographics At the 2020 census, the borough was 71.6% n ...
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