Contains full-text transcriptions of articles, advertisements, and vital statistics, providing insight into technology, business activity and material culture in a down-river milling and manufacturing community at the height of the Industrial Revolution.
It includes material from the following newspapers: Delaware County American, Media, Pennsylvania; Delaware County Republican, Darby & Chester, Pennsylvania; The Upland Union, Chester, Pennsylvania; Delaware County Democrat, Chester, Pennsylvania; and The Post Boy, Chester, Pennsylvania.
Coverage: 1850s to 1870s
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