Chester Assembly is a former Ford manufacturing plant in
Chester, Pennsylvania. It was located at Front & Lloyd Streets and occupied over 50 acres when it was open, and occupied the former
Roach's Shipyard and
Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation
The Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation (abbreviated MSC) was an American corporation established in 1917 by railroad heir W. Averell Harriman to build merchant ships for the Allied war effort in World War I. The MSC operated two shipyards: the f ...
on Front Street from Fulton to Pennell streets. The factory began operations in August 1927 building the
Ford Model A and was closed in February 1961, and operations were transferred to
Mahwah, New Jersey. The physical address is now known as 800 W. Front St. and is divided into several businesses. Predominantly, GWSI, M&M Industries, and Dee Paper Co. The rail lines are still in use and terminate under an awning structure within the area of the old assembly area.
External links
Ford Chester AssemblyWWII Jeeps built by Ford
List of Ford factories
References
Ford factories
Former motor vehicle assembly plants
Motor vehicle assembly plants in Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
1927 establishments in Pennsylvania
1961 disestablishments in Pennsylvania
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