Coatesville, Pennsylvania

3 weeks ago 440

21st century

← Previous revision Revision as of 16:39, 4 July 2025
Line 113: Line 113:
By March 2009, police had arrested six suspects in the fires. A total of nearly 70 fires occurred during this period. On June 8, 2010 one man, pleading no-contest due to [[mental illness]], was sentenced to a 60-year prison sentence for five of the fires, one of which resulted in Kempest's death.<ref name="Philly2010">{{Citation |last=Brady Shea |first=Kathleen |title=Coatesville arsonist sentenced to 60 years |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=2010-06-08 |url=http://articles.philly.com/2010-06-08/news/24961431_1_arson-fires-work-camp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911103932/http://articles.philly.com/2010-06-08/news/24961431_1_arson-fires-work-camp |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=2013-12-03}}</ref> Another man pleaded guilty to the Fleetwood Street fire and eight others, receiving a sentence of 12.5 to 25 years with an order to pay $2.5 million in restitution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2010/09/18/news/srv0000009419693.txt |title=Serial arsonist pleads guilty |author=Rellahan, Michael P. |date=September 18, 2010 |work=Daily Local News (Chester Co., PA) |publisher=dailylocal.com |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928122606/http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2010/09/18/news/srv0000009419693.txt |archive-date=2012-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Twenty of the nearly 70 fires over the two-year span remain unsolved.<ref name="Philly2010"/>
By March 2009, police had arrested six suspects in the fires. A total of nearly 70 fires occurred during this period. On June 8, 2010 one man, pleading no-contest due to [[mental illness]], was sentenced to a 60-year prison sentence for five of the fires, one of which resulted in Kempest's death.<ref name="Philly2010">{{Citation |last=Brady Shea |first=Kathleen |title=Coatesville arsonist sentenced to 60 years |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=2010-06-08 |url=http://articles.philly.com/2010-06-08/news/24961431_1_arson-fires-work-camp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911103932/http://articles.philly.com/2010-06-08/news/24961431_1_arson-fires-work-camp |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=2013-12-03}}</ref> Another man pleaded guilty to the Fleetwood Street fire and eight others, receiving a sentence of 12.5 to 25 years with an order to pay $2.5 million in restitution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2010/09/18/news/srv0000009419693.txt |title=Serial arsonist pleads guilty |author=Rellahan, Michael P. |date=September 18, 2010 |work=Daily Local News (Chester Co., PA) |publisher=dailylocal.com |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928122606/http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2010/09/18/news/srv0000009419693.txt |archive-date=2012-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Twenty of the nearly 70 fires over the two-year span remain unsolved.<ref name="Philly2010"/>


In 1969, Lukens Steel forged steel beams for the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] during its construction in [[New York City]].<ref name=CBS>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-trade-center-steel-beams-returning-home/ |title=World Trade Center Steel Beams Returning Home |date=April 14, 2010 |work=[[CBS News]] |publisher=CBSNews.com |access-date=2011-09-05}}</ref> Some of these [[trident]] beams, known as "trees", remained standing after the [[9/11 Terrorist Attacks]]. Ten of the "trees" that remained were transported to Coatesville on April 15, 2010. They are to be used as a part of the proposed [[National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum]].<ref name=CBS/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.world-architects.com/en/architecture-news/insight/memorializing-9-11-with-wtc-steel|title=Memorializing 9/11 with World Trade Center Steel|work=World Architects|publisher=world-architects.com |access-date=2022-04-07}}</ref>
In 1969, Lukens Steel forged steel beams for the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] during its construction in [[New York City]].<ref name=CBS>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-trade-center-steel-beams-returning-home/ |title=World Trade Center Steel Beams Returning Home |date=April 14, 2010 |work=[[CBS News]] |publisher=CBSNews.com |access-date=2011-09-05}}</ref> Some of these [[trident]] beams, known as "trees", remained standing after the [[9/11 Terrorist Attacks]]. Ten of the "trees" that remained were transported to Coatesville on April 15, 2010. They are to be used{{when?}} as a part of the proposed [[National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum]]{{needs update}}.<ref name=CBS/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.world-architects.com/en/architecture-news/insight/memorializing-9-11-with-wtc-steel|title=Memorializing 9/11 with World Trade Center Steel|work=World Architects|publisher=world-architects.com |access-date=2022-04-07}}</ref>


Twenty-one sites including the [[Coatesville Historic District]], [[Clement Atkinson Memorial Hospital]], [[High Bridge (Coatesville, Pennsylvania)|High Bridge]], [[Abram Huston House and Carriage House]], [[Lukens Historic District]], [[Lukens Main Office Building]], [[National Bank of Coatesville Building]], [[Terracina]], [[Carver Court]], and [[Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center]] are resources listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places - Digital Archive on NPGallery |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP |website=npgallery.nps.gov |publisher=National Park Service-U.S. Department of the Interior |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref>
Twenty-one sites including the [[Coatesville Historic District]], [[Clement Atkinson Memorial Hospital]], [[High Bridge (Coatesville, Pennsylvania)|High Bridge]], [[Abram Huston House and Carriage House]], [[Lukens Historic District]], [[Lukens Main Office Building]], [[National Bank of Coatesville Building]], [[Terracina]], [[Carver Court]], and [[Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center]] are resources listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places - Digital Archive on NPGallery |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP |website=npgallery.nps.gov |publisher=National Park Service-U.S. Department of the Interior |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref>
Open Full Post