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Malvern
History
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The land of Malvern was originally given as a Welsh grant to
Quakers in 1631. This town developed slowly in the beginning. It used to be
known as the West Chester Intersection, because in 1832, a rail line to West
Chester joined the Philadelphia Columbia Railroad under construction. By
1889, it was called Malvern and became a lot busier. Between 1880 and 1910,
there was a high concentration of buildings. The Paoli Battlefield is in
Malvern and is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. The
famous
Paoli Massacre or Battle of Paoli took place in 1777. This important
historical site has been a cornfield for almost 225 years.
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