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Bank of Chester County (also known as the National Bank of Chester County, National Bank of Chester County and Trust Company, and Fidelity Bank) is a historic two-story bank building located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the first bank to be chartered in the county.
Bank of Chester County. 1836, Thomas Ustick Walter. 17 N. High St. (© George E. Thomas) ☰ SEE METADATA. The arrival of the West Chester railroad stimulated a round of building including this powerful Doric-styled treasury for the first bank in Chester County (founded 1814).
Chester County was one of the three original Pennsylvania counties created by William Penn in 1682. It was named for Chester, England. It is part of the Philadelphia - Camden - Wilmington, PA- NJ - DE - MD metropolitan statistical area.
A State charter for the Bank of Chester County was enacted by the legislature on August 2, 1814 and the bank opened for business on November 11, 1814. This was the only bank in Chester County until 1857.
Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA ... Created / Published Documentation compiled after 1933 Headings ... USA.gov; Careers;
Chester County is located in southeast Pennsylvania in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. The County was created by William Penn in 1682 as one of the three original counties of Pennsylvania. There are now 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
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In the United States, a state bank is a bank in a U.S. state that is chartered by the government of that state, as opposed to a national bank which is chartered at the federal level. [1] [2]
