History of Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania located just to the south of Philadelphia, population 36,854 at the 2000 census.
Chester's most famous son may well be John Morton_(politician)|John Morton, who cast the deciding vote on the Declaration of Independence. However, Ethel Waters of jazz fame was born here on October 31, 1896, and Martin Luther King Jr. obtained his Bachelor of Divinity here in 1951 from Crozer Theological Seminary. Jameer Nelson, point guard of the Orlando Magic and alumnus of St. Joseph's University, also hails from the city. He led the Chester High School (Pennsylvania)|Chester High School Clippers to a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association|PIAA State Championship in 2000. Wisconsin men's basketball coach Bo Ryan is also a Chester native.
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