Category: Chester County Taverns and Inns

The Vickers family were well known for their pottery, but perhaps even more for their work on the Underground Railroad. John Vickers, one of the sons of Thomas Vickers, followed in his father’s footsteps,...

The building housing the former West Whiteland Inn was enlarged about 1825, at which time its owner at the time, John Roberts, applied for a tavern license for the premises. His first attempt was...

Robert Young, the grandson of Ninian Young, one of East Fallowfield’s early settlers, had this Inn built in 1816. For over forty years, Robert oversaw operations at the inn, never having his license denied....

THE TAVERNS OF WEST CHESTER. With the establishment of the seat of justice at West Chester, it was naturally expected that the place would in time become a town of considerable size, but being...