The Chester Historical Society\u2019s newest exhibit, \u201cChester in Revolution,\u201d will debut Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m. at the 1915 Erie Station Museum (19 Winkler Place, Chester). Light refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n
Running from through Nov. 1, the exhibit explores Chester\u2019s vital role during the American Revolution through original documents, artifacts, and newly interpreted historical research.<\/p>\n
Featured topics include:<\/p>\n
Peter Townsend & The Great Chain Across the Hudson \u2014 The story of Sterling Iron Works and the forging of the massive chain that helped block British warships.<\/p>\n
The Yelverton Inn \u2014 Chester\u2019s historic tavern and a gathering place for soldiers and patriots.<\/p>\n
The Artillery Encampment \u2014 Newly uncovered documents revealing the operations of Continental Army artillery units and a regional arsenal.<\/p>\n
J. Hector St. John de Cr\u00e8vec\u0153ur \u2014 Insights from the famed author\u2019s letters describing life in Revolutionary\u2011era Chester.<\/p>\n
The Lenape and the Revolutionary War \u2014 A look at the Lenape people\u2019s history in the region and their experiences during the conflict.<\/p>\n
The exhibit also includes a special showcase of artwork by Village of Chester Arts (VOCA) artists, celebrating local creativity inspired by Chester\u2019s Revolutionary\u2011era heritage.<\/p>\n
Exhibit hours are Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chester Historical Society\u2019s newest exhibit, \u201cChester in Revolution,\u201d will debut Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m. at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[91209,136,138,137],"class_list":["post-207607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-chester-in-the-revolution","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}