Chelsea, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Chelsea | |
| Coordinates:39°52′1″N75°28′5″W / 39.86694°N 75.46806°W /39.86694; -75.46806 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Township | Bethel |
| Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19060 |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1203253[1] |
Chelsea is anunincorporated community inBethel Township inDelaware County,Pennsylvania, United States. Chelsea is located at the intersection of Concord Road, Chelsea Road,Foulk Road, and Valley Brook Road in the northern part of the township.[2]
The Chelsea blacksmith shop was the longest continually usedblacksmith shop in Delaware County and was reputed to be one of the oldest in the County.[3] A blacksmith had operated from that location since the time of theFrench and Indian War. The original building was demolished in February 2013 and the operations were moved to a larger facility on Foulk Road. The blacksmith shop is still run by the same owners since the early 1900s, the McKinleys.[4]
In 1683, Edward Beazer and Edward Brown had 500 acres surveyed to them in the northeastern corner of Bethel Township. On this land was founded Bethel hamlet, later known as Corner Catch (Ketch) and the village of Chelsea.
In 1777, after theBattle of Brandywine, theBritish Army passed through Chelsea on Concord Road as they chased the retreatingContinental Army towardChester.[5]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |