The town is located in a narrow ravine along French Creek. The Falls of French Creek have formed where French Creek cuts across a series of diabase (trap rock) dikes.[3] Erosion of the diabase dikes by the creek has caused huge boulders to fall into the stream, almost filling the creek bed at points.[4][5] The igneous intrusion that produced these diabase dikes also replaced limestone or marble in the surrounding rock with iron ores.[3][6]
Historyedit
The presence of iron ore led to the establishment of the French Creek iron mines in 1845. In 1880, quarrying of the diabase, known locally as "black granite",[6] began, and the "Excursion House" hotel opened, distinguishing the community as both an industrial village and recreational weekend retreat. The bulk of the residence and businesses were built following the hotel's opening.
By the early 1970s, industrial operations had ceased and the village was developed by its owners as a local tourist destination. Owned until 1978 by the Knauer family, it subsequently changed hands several times and portions of it are now privately owned. Historical preservation efforts, however, have led to the appearance of the village today that is almost entirely of its historic period. Local ordinances prevent exterior alterations to historic structures and limit new construction in designated areas in and around the village.
The main street, St. Peter's Road, is lined with private residences, a hotel and restaurant, and number of small specialty shops. The boulder-strewn French Creek running directly adjacent is one of the area's most popular attractions.
^ abVaux, George Jr. (1928). "The mines at the Falls of French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania" (PDF). Journal of the Mineralogical Society of America. 13: 25–29.
^Finch, John (1828). "On the geology and mineralogy of the country near West Chester, Pennsylvania". American Journal of Science. 14: 15–18.
^"Field Lectures on Geology". Friends' Intelligencer. Vol. 41. pp. 319–320.
^ abHopewell Furnace National Historic Site Geologic Resources Inventory Report(PDF), Natural Resource Program Center, National Park Service, 2010, pp. 7, 10, 22
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saint, peters, pennsylvania, other, uses, saint, peter, disambiguation, saint, peters, historic, nineteenth, century, industrial, company, village, that, located, chester, county, pennsylvania, united, states, built, near, falls, french, creek, warwick, townsh. For other uses see Saint Peter disambiguation Saint Peters is an historic nineteenth century industrial company village that is located in Chester County Pennsylvania United States Built near the Falls of French Creek in Warwick Township it is situated in the Hopewell Big Woods Saint Peters PennsylvaniaUnincorporated communitySaint PetersShow map of PennsylvaniaSaint PetersShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 10 48 N 75 43 51 W 40 18000 N 75 73083 W 40 18000 75 73083CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyChesterTownshipWarwickElevation423 ft 129 m Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP code19470Area code s 610 and 484GNIS feature ID1204576 1 St Peters Village Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtThe village looking north on St Peter s RoadShow map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesNearest cityKnauertown PennsylvaniaBuilt1860ArchitectKnauer DavisArchitectural styleLate VictorianNRHP reference No 03001189 2 Added to NRHPNovember 21 2003 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksGeography editThe town is located in a narrow ravine along French Creek The Falls of French Creek have formed where French Creek cuts across a series of diabase trap rock dikes 3 Erosion of the diabase dikes by the creek has caused huge boulders to fall into the stream almost filling the creek bed at points 4 5 The igneous intrusion that produced these diabase dikes also replaced limestone or marble in the surrounding rock with iron ores 3 6 History editThe presence of iron ore led to the establishment of the French Creek iron mines in 1845 In 1880 quarrying of the diabase known locally as black granite 6 began and the Excursion House hotel opened distinguishing the community as both an industrial village and recreational weekend retreat The bulk of the residence and businesses were built following the hotel s opening Spurs of the Reading Company and Delaware River and Lancaster railroad lines once ran through the village servicing the local mining forging and quarrying operations By the early 1970s industrial operations had ceased and the village was developed by its owners as a local tourist destination Owned until 1978 by the Knauer family it subsequently changed hands several times and portions of it are now privately owned Historical preservation efforts however have led to the appearance of the village today that is almost entirely of its historic period Local ordinances prevent exterior alterations to historic structures and limit new construction in designated areas in and around the village The main street St Peter s Road is lined with private residences a hotel and restaurant and number of small specialty shops The boulder strewn French Creek running directly adjacent is one of the area s most popular attractions Saint Peters Village was entered onto the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 Gallery edit nbsp Rocks on French Creek nbsp Rocks at Saint Peters PennsylvaniaReferences edit Saint Peters Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b Vaux George Jr 1928 The mines at the Falls of French Creek Chester County Pennsylvania PDF Journal of the Mineralogical Society of America 13 25 29 Finch John 1828 On the geology and mineralogy of the country near West Chester Pennsylvania American Journal of Science 14 15 18 Field Lectures on Geology Friends Intelligencer Vol 41 pp 319 320 a b Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Geologic Resources Inventory Report PDF Natural Resource Program Center National Park Service 2010 pp 7 10 22External links edit nbsp Media related to Saint Peters Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons 1 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Peters Pennsylvania amp oldid 1167666767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
