2920 Lincoln Highway, Sadsbury, PA, USA, 19369
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139 Ridge Road, Tylersport, PA, USA, 18971
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111 Valley Park Road, Phoenixville, PA, USA, 19460
On November 4, 1826, the Chester County Court declared, “…it is agreed that the Township of Charlestown be divided according to the report of the Court and that the Eastern section thereof be called the Township of Schuylkill.” In 1849, the establishmen ...
140 Main Street, Schwenksville, PA, USA, 19473
The Borough was originally part of Perkiomen Township and home to the first copper mine in Pennsylvania. Ice harvesting was a major industry in the area. Several large icehouses were located along the creek, and ice was regularly shipped to Philadelphia ...
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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 ...
2 E. Lancaster Avenue, Shillington, PA, USA, 19607
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In tracing the history of the Borough of Shillington, it was found that patents for portions of its area were granted by the Penns in 1733, 1735 and 1736. A part of the Borough was known as the Three-Mile House as early as 1762. In 1860, the communit ...
3940 Penn Avenue, Sinking Spring, PA, USA, 19608
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Link to Sinking Spring Borough, Berks County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
4089 Heckler Road, Skippack, PA, USA, 19474
In the year 1706 Gerhardt and Hermanus Indenhofen purchased 440 acres of land from Mathias Van Bebber. This property over the next 100 years was divided and sold off becoming the village of Skippack. Gerhardt and his brother built a house on their land ar ...
31 W. Summit Street, Souderton, PA, USA, 18964
With about 6,700 residents and 2,100 homes in Souderton Borough in 2007, the borough has grown a hundred-fold since it was chartered in 1887. When Souderton residents started the incorporation process in 1887, 600 people lived in the borough. By 1910, ...
1371 New Philadelphia Road, Pottstown, PA, USA, 19465
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6 South Church Street, Spring City, PA, USA, 19475
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2800 Shillington Road, Sinking Spring, PA, USA, 19608
In 1850, the Township of Cumru included about 33,000 acres of land. The population numbered about 3,853 making it the most populous district in the county outside of Reading. In area, this was the largest township. In the decade before, two unsuccessful a ...
50 Powell Rd., Springfield, PA, USA, 19064
Springfield Township, Delaware County is located 12 miles southwest of Philadelphia. It traces its governmental beginning to the year 1686 when the early settlers from Europe secured land grants from William Penn. Since 1924, the Township of Springfield h ...
1510 Paper Mill Road, Wyndmoor, PA, USA, 19038
Springfield Township was William Penn's gift to his first wife, Gulielma Maria Springett Penn. "Gulielma Maria Penn's Mannor of Springfield" was first designated on a map in 1681 and this date is prominently displayed on the Township Seal. The first refer ...
145 Precision Ave., Strasburg, PA, USA, 17579
www.co.lancaster.pa.us/strasburg_boro/site/default.asp
Strasburg Borough’s origins can be traced to the Old Conestoga Road, now Main Street, which passed through the area which was to be developed as the town of Strasburg. The Old Conestoga Road was already in use by 1714. Between 1730 and 1750 a tavern and ...
121 Park Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, USA, 19081
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The official date for the founding of the Borough of Swarthmore is 1893, but its history begins earlier with its development as a college town and commuter suburb. Access to good roads and public transportation encouraged the development of its residentia ...
