Listed as one of the nation's twenty five "hot
spots" in the Wall Street Journal, Chester County has a
rich mix of natural beauty, historic sites, outstanding schools,
and a booming economy. Agriculture remains the county's top
industry. Today, Chester County is also one of the nation's
fastest growing counties and among the top fifteen percent in
per capita wealth. It boasts a dynamic corporate economy, and is
home to the Vanguard Group, one of the nation's largest
mutual-fund companies; QVC Network, the shop-at-home television
retailer; and the "Medical Mile," a corridor of more than thirty
biotech and pharmaceutical firms close at hand to Philadelphia's
five medical schools.
History
and Attractions
Brimming with history, the region boasts an
extraordinary collection of museums, parks, and other
attractions. In the county's Brandywine Valley are the
Brandywine River Museum with its unparalleled collection of
works by Howard Pyle and the Wyeths, the Revolutionary War
Brandywine Battlefield, and Longwood Gardens, one of the world's
finest horticultural parks. In nearby Delaware, the Winterthur
Museum houses the world's largest collection of American
decorative arts. On the county's northern edge is Valley Forge
National Historic Park and the King of Prussia corporate and
commercial center with the nation's largest complex of retail
stores. In the county's western reaches are the Hopewell Furnace
National Historic Site, a restored 18th-entury ironmaking
community, and some of the state's richest farmland.
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