A botanist gets his day in the sun

Have you ever wondered who Marshall Square Park is named after? Well, as of today, a historical marker is in the park and reveils the history of Humphry Marshall, a Chester County botanist who the park is named after. The borough dedicated a square to Marshall in 1848, which is now the park. For some reason, no marker or sign stated who the park was named after, until today.

In addition, June 27 will now be Humphry Marshall Day in West Chester.

Perhaps one of Marshall's greatest accomplishments was publishing a definitive book on native American trees and shrubs, "Arbustrum Americanum. " Though it may not be summer reading, Phyllis Copeland, a board member of the Chester County Historical Society, described the work as a "landmark" of local history during the ceremony Wednesday morning.