Delaware County Links
23 Pennell Road, Aston, PA, USA, 19014
Link to Aston Township, Delaware County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
1082 Bethel Road, Garnet Valley, PA, USA, 19060
Bethel Township is located along the southern border of Delaware County, in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bethel is bordered by Concord Township to the west, Upper Chichester to the east, Aston Township to the north and New Castle Cou ...
2 Cambridge Road, Brookhaven, PA, USA, 19015
Brookhaven was originally part of a land grant given to William Penn in 1681 by King Charles II of England. The Proprietor negotiated with the Lenni-Lenape Indians, the original occupants of the land, and then divided the land into municipal districts. Th ...
#10 Ring Road, Chadds Ford, PA, USA, 19317
Chadds Ford Township Population: 3370 (2005) Area: 8.84 square miles Elevation: 160 to 480 feet above sea level Chadds Ford is 95% residential and 5% businesses Barakat, Joe - Township Manager - Roadmaster/Emergency Management Coordinator 610 388-8 ...
1 Fourth Street, Chester, PA, USA, 19013
Settled in 1644, nestled on the edge of the state's southeastern region, Chester is a prime location for businesses that value direct access to the Greater Philadelphia region. Just minutes from the Philadelphia International Airport, Chester is a regiona ...
222 Llewelyn Road, Chester Heights, PA, USA, 19017
The History of Chester Heights predates grants of William Penn., when the Swedes had penetrated some distance inland from the Delaware River and had found the rich soil very conducive to productive farming. To a remarkable extent, the area had continued t ...
221 Spruce Street, Colwyn, PA, USA, 19023
Colwyn Borough is located in the Southern end of Delaware County Pennsylvania. Although Colwyn is a small community we are self sufficient with our own Police and Fire Company in addition to our very own newly renovated Colwyn Elementary School. Colwyn is ...
43 Thornton Road, Glen Mills, PA, USA, 19342
Founded June 27, 1683 Area: 13.78 sq. miles Population (1990): 7,261 Population (2000): 11,239
821 Summit Street, Darby, PA, USA, 19023
Link to Darby Borough, Delaware County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
155 Lexington Ave., East Lansdowne, PA, USA, 19050
East Lansdowne's history is somewhat different from other present day Delaware County communities. The joining of numerous individual farm parcels in a piecemeal fashion created most other townships and boroughs, however East Lansdowne retains the distinc ...
1300 E. 12th Street, Eddystone, PA, USA, 19022
Link to Eddystone Borough, Delaware County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
1000 Gradyville Road, Gradyville, PA, USA, 19039
The first record of Edgmont Township dates from 1686, when Joseph Baker was listed as Constable for Gilead, the original name for Edgmont and a portion of Thornbury Township. The name Edgmont was adopted in 1687, and derives from the Royal Manor of Edg ...
1555 Elmwood Ave, Folcroft, PA, USA, 19032
The name "Folcroft" is Old English for "leafy field", and was recorded first by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the early 1880's.
36 Boon Ave, Glenolden, PA, USA, 19036
In 1875, Glenolden consisted of two streets, each only one block long; Marshall Avenue (today's Knowles Avenue) and Glenolden Avenue. Lots were sold by investors, and custom houses were built. South of the railroad at Glenolden Avenue were the Glenold ...
2325 Darby Road, Havertown, PA, USA, 19083
Haverford Township was laid out by William Penn as part of the Welsh Tract or Barony. In 1681, a representative group of Welsh Quakers met with Penn to discuss their settlement having purchased forty thousand acres of land which today comprises all of Hav ...
12 E. Baltimore Avenue, Landsdowne, PA, USA, 19050
Lansdowne Borough offers the best of the old and new in an honest-to-goodness small town setting with a big sense of community. The area that is now known as the Borough of Lansdowne was settled in the early 1700s and named after the English estate of ...
10th and Green Street, Marcus Hook, PA, USA, 19061
The Marcus Hook area of the Delaware River waterfront has attracted settlement since the movement of the Lenni Lenape into this region. Reputedly, the town derives its name from an early Finnish settler who resided in a Swedish trading outpost and coloni ...
Third and Jackson Streets, Media, PA, USA, 19063
www.mediaborough.com/government/
In 1681, after receiving the colony of Pennsylvania from England's King Charles II, William Penn began selling parcels of the land in the form of a "Lease and Release." One such buyer was Thomas Minshall, who in 1682 emigrated from England and settled on ...
27 N. Pennell Rd., Lima, PA, USA, 19037
Originally established in 1686, Middletown adopted a Home Rule Charter system of government in 1978. The Township is governed by the Council-Manager system, a representative form of government in which the Middletown Township Administrative Building ...
214 Sykes Lane, Wallingford, PA, USA, 19086
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Nether Providence enjoys a rich and fascinating history that spans more than three centuries. The first recorded inhabitants of what was to become Nether Providence Township were indigenous Native Americans of the Lenape tribe. They had been living in ...
209 Bishop Hollow Road, Newtown Square, PA, USA, 19073
Newtown Square of Pennsylvania was settled in 1681, incorporated as a Township in 1684. Originally Newtown was laid out with what was called a "Townstead" in the center and the first purchasers of land in the Township were entitled to a certain number of ...
10 W. Cleveland Ave., Norwood, PA, USA, 19074
www.delawarecountypa.com/norwood-borough.html
Link to Norwood Borough, Delaware County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
22 East Elbon Road, Parkside, PA, USA, 19015
Parkside since it's inception has been a suburban residential community with a small commercial sector. In the 90 years of it's existence as a borough there have been no dramatic land developments. The gradual change in property usage from residential to ...
720 Maryland Avenue, Prospect Park, PA, USA, 19076
www.prospectpark.boroughs.org/index.htm
Parkside since it's inception has been a suburban residential community with a small commercial sector. In the 90 years of it's existence as a borough there have been no dramatic land developments. The gradual change in property usage from residential to ...
301 Iven Avenue, Wayne, PA, USA, 19087
Radnor Township is a proud, exemplary community, rich in history. Once home to the Lenni Lenape Indians, the land was first settled in 1663-1665 by a group of 40 Quakers from Radnorshire, Wales. Seeking religious freedom, the settlers emigrated to a 5,000 ...
105 East Ward Street, Ridley Park, PA, USA, 19078
To understand the history of Ridley Park, you must first appreciate the era of the 1870s. The country is recovering from the Civil War where Pennsylvania's industrial enterprise and natural resources were essential factors in the economic strength of the ...
Old Mill Lane, Rose Valley, PA, USA, 19065
Rose Valley was included in land grants by William Penn in 1681 to three Vernon brothers - Thomas, Robert and Randal - while they were still in England. They all arrived here the following year. Robert's grant was confirmed by patent in 1684, Thomas's in ...
212 Unity Terrace, Rutledge, PA, USA, 19070
Rutledge was founded in 1885 by a group of Philadelphia businessmen, and incorporated as a Borough in 1887. Here is how the community was described in an 1897 promotional brochure: “Located ten miles from Philadelphia, on the line of the Central Di ...
250 Sharon Avenue, Sharon Hill, PA, USA, 19079
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Chartered in 1890, the Borough is named for an estate which was known as “Sharon” and which at one time comprised almost 75 acres of the town, which covers .77 square miles. The estate was owned by Halliday Jackson, a Quaker, whose ancestors emigrated fro ...
