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May 15, 2013
Upcoming Events
Of Note...
- Charlestown township is pleased to announce that our Website has been awarded
first prize
in the 45th Annual Township Citizen Communication Contest. Thank you Pennsylvania
State Association of Township Supervisors!
- The Pennsylvania State Police have issued a
warning
about burglaries in the area.
- The Chester County Planning Commission has developed an interactive Web application
that provides a comprehensive view of Chester County and its municipalities at
www.landscapes2.org.
- Want to be notified of significant postings on this Website?
Sign up for the township e-mail notification list.
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Contact Us:
Office Hours:
Monday thru Friday
9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 507
Devault, PA 19432
Physical Location:
4030 Whitehorse Rd.
Malvern, PA 19355
(610) 240-0326 Phone
(610) 240-0328 Fax
admin1@charlestown.pa.us
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Welcome to Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Our township is about 25 miles
west of Philadelphia and very close to Valley Forge National Historical Park. It is rich in the
history of Pennsylvania. The township is about 12.515 square miles (8,010 acres) in area.
Our Purpose is to supply the most comprehensive information available on our township in an online
format.
The name, Charlestown, honors Charles Pickering, the friend to whom William Penn granted
5,383 acres along the creek where Pickering and his friend John Tinker, believed (mistakenly) that
they had found silver. The two men dug a cave into the side of “Tinker Hill,” thus creating the
first non-Indian residence in the township. Drowned on a voyage back to England before 1700, Pickering
willed his land to sixteen friends. The acreage was combined with that of John Grey and of Penn’s
sister, Margaret Lawther, to become Charlestown Township in the first official survey of 1738. This
included both Schuylkill Township and the Borough of Phoenixville, areas removed from Charlestown
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