The Prominent "Cities" of Upper Chichester Township, my website is down and upcoming events!!

The Boothwyn Railroad Station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad about 1905. When the railroad first came thru in the late 1880's it wanted to be a passenger line and compete with the Philadelphia,Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. The railroad started many towns but many of the names have been forgotten, None became "cities". 

IMPORTANT

My website, delawarecountyhistory.com will be down and not available for the next several months. My website was selected by Penn State, Brandywine as a student project. They are making it easier to navigate, a total new look etc. I can not wait!!

March 17, 1890 – Chester Times

BOOMING BOOTHWYN AND OGDEN

The Prominent Cities of Upper Chichester Township

               Word comes to us that the land syndicate that purchased the McCay and Armstrong farms surrounding Boothwyn and Ogden stations on the B. & O. Railroad, is about to make extensive improvements at that locality.  The tract has been laid out in building sites, with wide avenues and streets at convenient intervals.

               Quite a number of lots have already been sold, some to farmers residing in the vicinity, who think they are making a good investment.  The most important sale is that of a large tract along Namaan’s Creek, just north of the railroad.  This has been bought by a manufacturing company from Massachusetts, that rumor says is to build a shoe factory there.

               The land company proposes to telford the streets and avenues, for which it has purchased a stone crusher.  We hope that all such promised improvements and many others will make these, our suburban neighbors, prosper. 

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