The Philadelphia District was established in 1866 to manage the water resources of the Delaware River Basin, and of the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey’s Manasquan Inlet to the southern boundary of Delaware. We serve more than nine million people across po ...
Furey Road, Bootwyn, PA, USA, 19061
www.upperchichester.org/Home.aspx
Part of the “Chichester Liberty” established in 1683 by William Penn, this area originally included Upper and Lower Chichester Townships and Marcus Hook and Trainer Boroughs. The terms “Upper” and “Lower Chichester” were in use as early as 1722. In 1735, ...
100 Garrett Road, Room 203, Upper Darby, PA, USA, 19082
The Swedes are thought to be the original settlers of the area now known as Upper Darby. The Swedish Cabin, thought by many to have been built circa 1654 and located on Creek Road along the Darby Creek, is designated with a Pennsylvania Historical Marker. ...
801 Loch Alsh Avenue, Fort Washington, PA, USA, 19034
Upper Dublin dates back to the Colonies in 1684, when Edward Tanner named his land grant from William Penn "Upper and Lower Dublin." The "lower" portion has since been absorbed by Philadelphia. The "upper" portion has continued to exist around the origina ...
3205 Big Road, Obelisk, PA, USA, 19435
The area continued without an official name or government until 1731. At that time 15 resident men drafted the land on paper and attached it to a petition asking the Philadelphia County Court for the creation of a township. The petition was granted and th ...
One Parkside Place, North Wales, PA, USA, 19454
Originally founded in 1891, Upper Gwynedd Township was organized as a First-Class Township in 1963. This designation as First-Class Township comes from the First-Class Township Code, which is the authority granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to t ...
36 Hillcrest Avenue, Leola, PA, USA, 17540
www.ultwp.com/upperleacocktwp/site/default.asp
The history of Upper Leacock Township can be traced to the beginnings of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the formation of the original seventeen townships of Lancaster County. In 1729, when Lancaster County was organized, Upper Leacock Township was i ...
117 Park Avenue, Willow Grove, PA, USA, 19090
Upper Moreland Township occupies an area of 7.5 square miles in the northeastern corner of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The 2000 census reported a total population of 24,993. Upper Moreland is part of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area and is approxim ...
1185 Limestone Road, Oxford, PA, USA, 19363
The township of Upper Oxford was originally part of a grant of 30,000 acres encompassing present-day Londonderry and Penn Townships, which William Penn established in 1682. Sir John Fagg was the trustee for Penn's first wife and his children, and the prop ...
935 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, USA, 19063
From the Media By-pass that divides Upper Providence Township, passengers see a little beyond the trees that buffer homes from the hum of rushing traffic. The narrow stretch of land between two rushing waters, now called Ridley and Crum Creeks, yielded ...
1286 Black Rock Road, Oaks, PA, USA, 19456
Link to Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
1441 Salford Station Road, Salford, PA, USA, 18957
Upper Salford, founded in 1727, is part of the original Salford Township. In 1741, Salford Township split into Marlborough, Upper Salford, Lower Salford, and part of Franconia Township. In 1892, Upper Salford further split into the present day Salford a ...
715 North Ship Road, Exton, PA, USA, 19341
Near the end of the seventeenth century Welsh Quakers settled in this part of Chester County. They called the area “Uwchlan,” which in Welsh means “upland” or the “land above the valley.” Soon, German immigrants joined the Welsh. By 1712 Uwchlan was su ...
