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 ...
971 N. Colebrook Rd, Manheim, PA, USA, 17545
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Link to Rapho Township, Lancaster County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
56 West Fourth Street, Red Hill, PA, USA, 18076
Red Hill was originally a part of Upper Hanover Township. During a period when villages usually sprang up at a crossroads, this village , once known as Hillegassville, spread itself along the present Main Street. The roadway was planned in 1735 as the "Gr ...
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 ...
2689 Main Street, Birdsboro, PA, USA, 19508
Robeson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania was established in 1729, named for either Andrew Robeson, Jr. or his son Israel Robeson. Andrew Robeson, Jr. bought 600 acres of land in 1716 in what would become Robeson Township. He never lived on this lan ...
121 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge, PA, USA, 19046
The Borough of Rockledge was formed from Abington Township in the early 1890’s, as a result of in-migration from the Fox Chase area of Philadelphia. Building associations bought the few farms located along what is now Huntingdon Pike and subdivided the tr ...
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 ...
