The threads of Coatesville's industrial history and architectural heritage are woven tightly together in the buildings along South First Avenue. The houses of Rebecca Lukens and her descendants, in company with the Lukens Main Office, comprise the city's most notable historic area. The buildings remain substantially intact despite decades of use. Standing on landscaped sites bordering the steel ...

This site hosts an online transcription of Norman Walton Swayne's book Chester County Swaynes -- THE SOURCE for Swayne family genealogy research.