Identifier: historyofdelaw00smit (find matches)
Title: History of Delaware county, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the territory included within its limits to the present time, with a notice of the geology of the county, and catalogues of its minerals, plants, quadrupeds, and birds
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Smith, George, 1804-1882 Delaware county institute of science, Media, Pa
Subjects: National history
Publisher: Philadelphia, Printed by H. B. Ashmead
Contributing Library: University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ilt at two different times—the older part doubtless very soon after the erection of thefirst mill. It is now the humblest mansion in the village. Upland has sprung into existence within a few years past. In1845, John P. Crozer, Esq., purchased the mill property from theheirs of Richard Flower, deceased. The place now containsthree large cotton factories, with unusually neat and comfortabledwellings for all the operatives, and the necessary mechanics ;the elegant mansions of the proprietor, his two sons and others;a neat and elegant Baptist church, and a well finished publicschool-house. Upland Normal Institute, erected by Mr. Crozer in 1857, islocated on an eminence south of the village of Upland. Thebuilding is very commodious, and was erected at a cost of $45,000.The objects of the Institution, as set forth by its founder, areto furnish at a reduced cost, a comprehensive, thorough, andpractical education, for business, teaching, college, and any lite-rary and professional pursuit.
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HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. 381 The Indian name of the place now occupied by Chester wasMecoponacka, that of Chester creek, Mecopanaekan. CHICHESTER. Both townships bearing this name will be considered together,as they both constituted but one municipal district for manyyears after the establishment of Penns government. In 1722,the terms Upper and Lower Chichester were in use, but theywere then assessed together as one township. In 1735, theywere assessed separately. The original township was named after Chichester, an ancientcity in the county of Sussex, England. That city was formerlycalled Cissancester, that is, the city of Cissa, because it was builtby Cissa, the king of the South Saxons.1 On the 20th of April,1682, at the request of the inhabitants of Marcus Hook, Gover-nor Markham granted them authority to change the name oftheir town to Chichester. This is the first appearance of thename in our records. On the 27th of the 4th mo., (June) 1683,William Hewes was appointed constab

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