517 North Railroad Avenue, New Hollond, PA, USA, 17557
In 1681, King George II granted William Penn, a Quaker, a Charter and he proceeded to establish a government for the new colony. Penn appointed a Governor, Provincial Council and a General Assemble, which was to be elected by the freemen of the colony. ...
666 Copeland School Road, West Chester, PA, USA, 19380
The land consisting of East Bradford Township was part of the original land grant from King Charles II to William Penn in 1681. Bradford Township was established in 1705 and was named for Bradford, England. East Bradford Township was established in 1731, ...
1214 Horseshoe Pike, Downingtown, PA, USA, 19335
n October of 1990, the East Brandywine Historical Commission decided to commemorate the township's sesquicentenary with the publication of a book on the township's history, "A History of East Brandywine Township". The township Supervisors approved the req ...
110 Bell Tavern Road, Downingtown, PA, USA, 19335
Link to East Caln Township, Chester County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
855 Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown, PA, USA, 19465
From the East Coventry Township Comprehensive Plan, Adopted May 2003 At the beginning of the 18th century, the region was vaguely described in old records as “the Highest District from Skoolkill to Brandiwine,” and was known as the “Skoolkill Distr ...
190 Rock Point Road, Marietta, PA, USA, 17547
The original township of Donegal was organized by the court of Chester County in 1722, and was one of the two townships which composed Lancaster County at the time of its erection in 1729. On the 24th of June, 1838, a division was effected, whereby the ol ...
2264 Strasburg Road, East Fallowfield, PA, USA, 19320
Pennsylvania was established as a colony in 1681 when the territory was granted to William Penn by King Charles II, of England. Penn, a Quaker with a strong sense of justice, then purchased the land from the native indians. Chester County was founded in 1 ...
1580 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA, USA, 19380
Much of the charm of East Goshen Township comes from its historical heritage. The history and development patterns of the Township have defined, in part, current land use patterns, road systems, economics, points of interest and place names. Historic pr ...
206 Main Street, East Greenville, PA, USA, 18041
The Borough of East Greenville was incorporated in 1875 in the Goshenhoppen region of Upper Montgomery County. In 1865 the extension of the Perkiomen Railroad through the borough helped to stimulate the growth of the borough, along with the Green Lane and ...
1700 Nissley Road, Landisville, PA, USA, 17538
When Lancaster County was formed in 1729, one of the original townships was Hempfield. The township included the areas now known as Columbia, Mountville and East Petersburg boroughs and Manor, West Hempfield and East Hempfield townships. Around 1740 Manor ...
2250 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, PA, USA, 17602
www.eastlampetertownship.org/eastlampeter/site/default.asp
East LampEast Lampeter Township is located in beautiful and historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, just to the east of Lancaster City. East Lampeter is noted for its diversity of land uses, which include industry, business park, retail commercial, tour ...
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 ...
721 Unionville Road, Kennett Square, PA, USA, 19348
East Marlborough Township was established by the Pennsylvania State Legislature in 1729. East and West Marlborough Townships were carved out of the larger Marlborough Township, which was considered too unwieldy. Pennsylvania rural Townships were originall ...
3383 Conestoga Road, Glenmoore, PA, USA, 19343
Link to East Nantmeal Township, Chester County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
158 Election Road, Oxford, PA, USA, 19363
While it is true that East and West Nottingham Townships trace their origins back to the "Nottingham Lotts" of late 1701, these "Lotts" were never recognized as such as a legal entity. The earliest extant tax record for Chester County is that of 1715 and ...
1158 Rapps Dam Road, Phoenixville, PA, USA, 19460
Pike's Land was the first name given to a grant of 10,000 acres by William Penn to Joseph Pike from Cork, Ireland, in 1705. It was eventually sold by Pike's ancestors and in 1838 was split in two parts, East Pikeland and West Pikeland. Mr. E. Kimber es ...
262 Ridge Road, Spring City, PA, USA, 19475
There is archaeological evidence that East Vincent Township was visited by Native Americans thousands of years before Europeans arrived. It is believed that the Native Americans roamed the area, stopping to fish along the Schuylkill River, hunt game, and ...
209 Conestoga Road, Frazer, PA, USA, 19355
www.eastwhiteland.org/default.aspx
The first European settlers, who were Welsh, arrived in Whiteland Township about 1621. Founded in 1704, Whiteland Township was made up of what is today known as East and West Whiteland townships. The name Whiteland originates from Whiteland Gardens, Flint ...
566 Beaumont Road, Devon, PA, USA, 19333
In 1682, the counties of Chester, Philadelphia and Bucks were delineated within William Penn’s Providence of Pennsylvania. An 8.2 square mile area, a north/south diamond of rolling hills in the extreme eastern portion of Chester County became Easttown Tow ...
1300 E. 12th Street, Eddystone, PA, USA, 19022
Link to Eddystone Borough, Delaware County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
489 Stony Hill Road, Quarryville, PA, USA, 17566
www.co.lancaster.pa.us/eden_township/site/default.asp
“The township of Eden was taken from Bart, and legally organized into a separate township in 1855, with boundaries as follows: North by Strasburg, northeast by Paradise, east by Bart, southeast by Coleraine, and southwest by Drumore, west by Providence. ...
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 ...
423 South View Drive, Lititz, PA, USA, 17543
Elizabeth Township possesses a rich historical heritage. Established in 1757 from what was then Warwick Township, it was split again in 1853 to create the present Clay Township to the east. The area now comprising Elizabeth Township played an importa ...
600 South Hanover St., Elizabethtown, PA, USA, 17022
In 1730, Thomas Harris purchased a large tract of land and established a trading post on the Conoy Creek. This trading post became the Bear Tavern, which in 1753 was purchased by Barnabas and Elizabeth Hughes from County Donegal, Ireland. Barnabas Hug ...
952 Chesterville Road, Lewisville, PA, USA, 19351
Elk Township was formed in 1857 from 10.4 square miles that were formerly part of East Nottingham. Besides being the smallest township georgraphically in the area, it also is the least populated. As part of the historical "Nottingham Lots," its settlement ...
101 South Chestnut Street, Elverson, PA, USA, 19520
Originally part of West Nantmeal Township, early settlement in the area of present-day Elverson responded to its situation along an established trade route from Lancaster to the French Creek iron furnaces at a location where travelers had access to three ...
124 South State Street, Ephrata, PA, USA, 17522
www.ephrataboro.org/ephrataboro/site/default.asp
Ephrata Borough is located in the northeastern section of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Borough is the outgrowth of the famed religious community, the Cloisters, founded in the early 1700's by the German mystic Conrad Beissel. When the Cloister comm ...
265 Akron Road, Ephrata, PA, USA, 17522
www.ephratatownship.org/ephratatwp/site/default.asp
Link to Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
4975 DeMoss Road, Reading, PA, USA, 19606
www.exetertownship.com/Pages/HomePage.aspx
The year 1701 is believed to be the year that Berks County was first settled. Swedes, relocating from the Philadelphia and Delaware River areas, settled in what is now Amity Township. In 1712, Isaac DeTurk moved from Esopus, New York to Oley and b ...
