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'West Chester Pike' Book Shows the Road's History
A local author compiled Route 3's history between Chester County and Philadelphia.
A local author took on the story of West Chester Pike or Route 3 in the book aptly titled West Chester Pike.
The book is part of Arcadia Publishing’s book series Images of America, and explores the 20-mile stretch of road’s more than 400-year history, according to the Delaware County News Network.
“I love looking at those old pictures to see what things looked like 100 years ago, 150 years ago,” author Stephen Edgcumbe told the News Network. “When West Chester Pike was mostly a dirt road, horse carriages going up and down. I just find that interesting.”
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The book describes an amusement park in Edgmont Township called Castle Rock, which was located on Rock Ridge Road. Edgcumbe also gathered some of his information from the Thunderbird Restaurant in Marple Township which displays historical photos, according to the News Network.
The book can be purchased at Barnes & Noble in Lawrence Park Shopping Center and Nicholas Smith Trains in Broomall.
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