Chester Assembly is a former
Ford manufacturing plant in
Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area (also known as the Delaware Valley) on the western bank of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. ...
. It was located at Front & Lloyd Streets and occupied over 50 acres when it was open, and occupied the former
Roach's Shipyard and
Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation on Front Street from Fulton to Pennell streets. The factory began operations in August 1927 building the
Ford Model A and was closed in February 1961, and operations were transferred to
Mahwah, New Jersey
Mahwah is the northernmost and largest municipality by geographic area () in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 25,487, a decrease of 403 ...
. The physical address is now known as 800 W. Front St. and is divided into several businesses, predominantly, GWSI, M&M Industries, and Dee Paper Co. The rail lines are still in use and terminate under an awning structure within the area of the old assembly area.
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Ford Chester AssemblyWWII Jeeps built by Ford
Ford factories
Former motor vehicle assembly plants
Motor vehicle assembly plants in Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
1927 establishments in Pennsylvania
1961 disestablishments in Pennsylvania
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