{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia","provider_url":"https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org","title":"Chester County, Pennsylvania - Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sqiH39iNgS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org\/locations\/chester-county-pennsylvania\/\">Chester County, Pennsylvania<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org\/locations\/chester-county-pennsylvania\/embed\/#?secret=sqiH39iNgS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Chester County, Pennsylvania&#8221; &#8212; Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia\" data-secret=\"sqiH39iNgS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"As one of the original counties established by William Penn (1644-1718), Chester County was only modestly influenced by Philadelphia in its early development because after 1789 it shared no border with the city. Although the Pennsylvania Railroad linked the county\u2019s central valley to Philadelphia in the mid-nineteenth century, it remained a largely rural landscape whose [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mappimprovedHulme.jpg"}