Atglen (PRR station)

Borough of Atglen
Borough
Atglen Municipal Building
Location of Atglen in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 39°56′53″N 75°58′26″W / 39.94806°N 75.97389°W / 39.94806; -75.97389Coordinates: 39°56′53″N 75°58′26″W / 39.94806°N 75.97389°W / 39.94806; -75.97389
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Chester
Area
• Total	0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
• Land	0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	489 ft (149 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,406
• Estimate (2016)	1,402
• Density	1,602.29/sq mi (618.94/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19310
Area code(s)	610 Exchange: 593
FIPS code	42-03384
Website	http://www.atglen.org

Atglen is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,406 at the 2010 census.

The land upon which Atglen now stands was once a wilderness. Cutting through it were paths made by Indians who traveled from Paxtang (present day Harrisburg) to present day New Castle, Delaware to trade with the Swedes and later, the English. The Great Minquas Path was one of these trails.

In 1717, Sadsbury township was organized. It included all of present-day Sadsbury Township as well as Fallowfield, Highland, and Valley townships. In August 1728, several inhabitants petitioned the court to separate Sadsbury from Fallowfield because of the former's size. In November of that year, the township was subdivided into East and West Sadsbury, and in 1729, upon the division of Chester County into Lancaster and Chester counties, the line between the two divisions of the township was made to conform to the county line.

During the mid 18th century more settlers arrived, drawn by the township's rich farming land. The Indian trails became horse tracks and later wagon tracks as farmers shipped their goods to market in Philadelphia, Newport, Delaware, and New Castle, Delaware. The old Provincial Highway as authorized by the government was laid out in 1730 and the Newport Road to the ore mines at Conwall in Lebanon County, was laid out in 1796.

The earliest organized religious group in the area were the Presbyterians, who in 1720 formed what is known today as the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church. They were followed by the Quakers who in 1724 founded the Sadsbury Meeting House. A year later, the English settlers formed St. John's Church.