tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37578506145931000822024-03-24T16:33:12.629-07:00Delaware County HistoryDelaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.comBlogger745125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-81086369767008702712024-03-22T15:33:00.000-07:002024-03-22T15:33:25.946-07:00The Other Leiper Home long forgotten and History Mystery<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdov7HbWRZ5ImocevDIFaJzPzvvjPjMqlVNRNXrXA0IHTYUnCgPbQuSORK2spgcd4pgkmoiFT2M9609xQYbTPLnzrCXA8MRPf1t2GoIbtTp041t9K6QOdDC43CygcqwPfj87cDHKbp_74bQxCpktIfciLbzikJYrtOSgg9zmuBp37r4Nc4BzK0e_FDPI/s3140/img764.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1978" data-original-width="3140" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdov7HbWRZ5ImocevDIFaJzPzvvjPjMqlVNRNXrXA0IHTYUnCgPbQuSORK2spgcd4pgkmoiFT2M9609xQYbTPLnzrCXA8MRPf1t2GoIbtTp041t9K6QOdDC43CygcqwPfj87cDHKbp_74bQxCpktIfciLbzikJYrtOSgg9zmuBp37r4Nc4BzK0e_FDPI/w640-h404/img764.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>"History Mystery" is becoming quite popular!! Several people picked this out on Wednesday Night when it first appeared on line . The above picture is of Ashland Ave. one block north of Chester Pike at the intersection of Llewellyn Ave. This is the 100 block odd side.</b><b><br /></b></h3><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwKUlC2VcYk6Q-USevNO0OaPsFSZXRCmKcros8Lv2REV82FqrTDIZIjx3rYEepKXekjejHOIdH2CL4eJA49sZvLi_pViHJ_kqYj0sLf-VZx4FzwEh6MulDVzs8cDDy1PKcR2OkGzGYpW8cXOCY1bf2FltTSY1sTy5DX9lOkTohdrtRPK0TrmFbmNbRlM/s1490/Wood%20lyn%20Pa.%20George%20Leiper's%20Home%20c.1897%20p.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1490" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwKUlC2VcYk6Q-USevNO0OaPsFSZXRCmKcros8Lv2REV82FqrTDIZIjx3rYEepKXekjejHOIdH2CL4eJA49sZvLi_pViHJ_kqYj0sLf-VZx4FzwEh6MulDVzs8cDDy1PKcR2OkGzGYpW8cXOCY1bf2FltTSY1sTy5DX9lOkTohdrtRPK0TrmFbmNbRlM/w640-h498/Wood%20lyn%20Pa.%20George%20Leiper's%20Home%20c.1897%20p.tif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>A rare picture of the George Leiper home before it was destroyed. The home stood in the area of Swarthmorewood in Ridley Twp. I didn't have the time to get a better location. Running late tonight</b><b><br /></b></h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"> CHESTER TIMES </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">February 6, 1908 </span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">THE
LEIPER HOMESTEAD AND ITS ASSOCIATION </span></h1><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Fine Old Property Near Avondale, This
County, That is Now Obliterated</span></h2><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"> One of the most interesting old
homesteads in suburban Philadelphia has recently been destroyed, says the
Philadelphia Ledger. There were repeated
efforts to save it of late, as it not only formed one of the most picturesque
landmarks on the banks of the Crum, but it was also representative of one of
the most important events in the early history of Pennsylvania – the opening of
the first canal. But it has been allowed
to crumble into ruin, in spite of the efforts of “Daughters,” “Dames” and
Historical Societies, as the march of improvement is rapidly reaching out in
this vicinity of Avondale, and soon there will be little room for these
beautiful old homesteads along Crum Creek.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"> While the Thomas Leiper homestead
Strathaven Hall – which is situated on the hill slope above the creek (and is
still in a splendid state of preservation), is famous for its association with
the earliest American railway, the George Gray Leiper mansion was equally noted
to its connection with the construction of the first canal, for it was on the
lawn of the latter estate, known as Lapidea, that the gay human cargo of the
first canal boat held their celebration, and it was the owner of this old
mansion who brought about the construction of the historic waterway.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Thomas Leiper had make special efforts
to bring this about as early as 1780, when he made a petition to the
Pennsylvania Assembly requesting permission to build a canal for the
transportation of stone from his Avondale quarries for building purposes in
Philadelphia and vicinity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"> But it was not until 1828 that this
enterprise (which the astute lawmakers of 1790 had discarded as an “idea
visionary and ruinous””) was accomplished by a son of Thomas Leiper. At the later data public opinion had changed
old Legislatures had died, and when George Gray Leiper came upon the scene the
Pennsylvania Assembly granted the request refused to his father, and work on
the long-deferred waterway was begun.
William Strickland, one of the leading engineers of the time, and an
enthusiast on the subject of canals, was in charge of the operation. In 1829 it was completed and open for
traffic. The story has been repeatedly
told of the “launching” of that first canal boat, which landed its sprightly
cargo at Lapidea, the home of the originator.
There was a gala time in the valley of the Crum when that first boat,
the William Strickland left the lock tender’s house and moved proudly away “bearing
a brave burden of fair women and a brass band and decorated with flags and
bunting. Two “handsome Windflower colts”
furnished the motive power for the craft, and as she moved up the canal a great
company of gentlemen in carriages and sign and on horseback kept pace on the
towpath.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-62832427206409117582024-03-15T15:19:00.000-07:002024-03-15T15:19:37.187-07:00Ridley Park girls are "smoking" !! the latest "History Mystery"<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMbpDosT1XfMScS-g2NQG6UOEmghIno85x8ti1wRR4E1lPk1iB9kKBW9HxyTwxfgWgDetNMj2EMVrdKh-RYTmXVEYvxILx3HrfSoefC3igHoDkWuzORaKGsdV1tbPKuMM703zd24jceruhZRBRym7NBbUZ7V5lCH6HjG9NxVoEhMdk25MT4BoTuhg_4I/s4076/Clifton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2461" data-original-width="4076" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMbpDosT1XfMScS-g2NQG6UOEmghIno85x8ti1wRR4E1lPk1iB9kKBW9HxyTwxfgWgDetNMj2EMVrdKh-RYTmXVEYvxILx3HrfSoefC3igHoDkWuzORaKGsdV1tbPKuMM703zd24jceruhZRBRym7NBbUZ7V5lCH6HjG9NxVoEhMdk25MT4BoTuhg_4I/w640-h386/Clifton.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3> The latest History Mystery postcard from about 1920. The picture at the bottom says Clifton Heights and something else but that has faded. Trolley tracks in Clifton ran on only two streets back then, Baltimore Pike and Springfield Rd. Looking for a location. Please email me at keith106@rcn.com</h3><div><br /></div><h2>NOTE; My "Mystery History" write up in the Delco Times is becoming popular. Check above for the latest. I have heard from no one but my website is down. I took it down several weeks ago. The website loses money every year and I have asked businesses, the county etc. to make a donation and have had no luck. Last year I had less than 10 donations even though I average 600 visitors a month. It makes no sense to me.</h2><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>CHESTER
TIMES </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b> February 2, 1924 </b></span></p><h2><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">RIDLEY PARK GASPS AS GIRLS SMOKE PIPES</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ultra-modernism in the guise of pipe
smoking for girls has made its appearance in the staid borough of Ridley
Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One cold night this week, two fair
damsels from Swarthmore made their way to the Ridley Park lake, and after
adjusting skates one of the girls made the rest of the skater’s gasp with
astonishment when from the depths of her handbag she produced an
honest-to-goodness dainty little pipe and a bag containing a well-known brand
of tobacco and proceeded to “light up.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She appeared to enjoy her smoke.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As interested spectator humorously
remarked that it took three hundred years since Sir Walter Raleigh introduced
pipe smoking in England when he was ducked with a pail of water for taking the
weed back to his native land for the habit to reach American women.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-91273329398498343002024-03-08T14:05:00.000-08:002024-03-08T14:05:36.595-08:00Delco Real Estate 100 years ago and the latest History Mystery<p></p><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> My latest History Mystery picture is below</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOVTQtnrF_djj-h1LYwWa34oRNt1p88i91b0NMgjY-RT7aU9xV10vrsNe8Sp-wEBmIwy_Wn0j0wiiMoZ7ByZlWPKzrKLarN017CUgqL0j1m4t0kXXjl77kDYlb_NqER9SdEib8RQvix783ZmMeHrjMTKd7qA9TSAOJ0FDJwKl9z0Up4NrvH6RIm1M7-A/s2806/his%20mys%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="2067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOVTQtnrF_djj-h1LYwWa34oRNt1p88i91b0NMgjY-RT7aU9xV10vrsNe8Sp-wEBmIwy_Wn0j0wiiMoZ7ByZlWPKzrKLarN017CUgqL0j1m4t0kXXjl77kDYlb_NqER9SdEib8RQvix783ZmMeHrjMTKd7qA9TSAOJ0FDJwKl9z0Up4NrvH6RIm1M7-A/w472-h640/his%20mys%20(1).jpg" width="472" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">This is the picture that was in the Delco Times yesterday. I did not know that the street, Runnymeade Ave. in Drexel Hill was renamed Shadeland Ave. This is the intersection of Huey Ave. and Shadeland Ave. looking toward Garrett Rd. This picture is from about 1920. Several people recognized the intersection, the first was John Mullen of Drexel Hill. Two other people also contacted me, Kathy Savage who lived on the street and Dennis McKnight.</h3><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h4 style="text-align: center;">NOTE; One Hundred years ago especially in the 1920's before the "Great Depression" the Times newspaper highlighted home builders and their latest building projects. They would do this several times a week and would do various section of the county for each article. The above article is from March 1924 and is for the eastern section of Delaware County.</h4><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H4zSXtRihUMzba7VKwNCRH6BPvjKJjVh8DoakdhTBakbBnLl_Yj-wnQrDDKmOOnLPvP2N54ErqxfJxkMMlpDvjKR8NkHiDIkjR8AKpoYn2TeG3rbRSm870jfRVd8viF3_5eQ3yGnabCdph4v09OlPJPoYpD9XN0zHLiajkaIvn5rEd-IlE1feqqyqpk/s1615/Lansdowne%20Pa.%20South%20Lansdowne%20Ave.%20c.1909%20pc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1615" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H4zSXtRihUMzba7VKwNCRH6BPvjKJjVh8DoakdhTBakbBnLl_Yj-wnQrDDKmOOnLPvP2N54ErqxfJxkMMlpDvjKR8NkHiDIkjR8AKpoYn2TeG3rbRSm870jfRVd8viF3_5eQ3yGnabCdph4v09OlPJPoYpD9XN0zHLiajkaIvn5rEd-IlE1feqqyqpk/w640-h397/Lansdowne%20Pa.%20South%20Lansdowne%20Ave.%20c.1909%20pc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b> I do not know exactly where this postcard is. This is South Lansdowne Ave. about 1908. Note the one house on the right. This was taken during "Rush Hour".</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>LOL</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">CHESTER
TIMES </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> March 15, 1924 </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b> PROSPECTS GOOD FOR REAL ESTATE </b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Many New Homes to Be
Erected in the Eastern Section of County<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>With the announcement that two hundred
new homes will be erected in the West Ward of Clifton Heights alone, the
building proposition in the eastern end of the county should increase largely
this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Cherry Grove Realty Company,
operating on a large tract on South Springfield Avenue, will erect one hundred
houses on their ground during the coming spring, summer and fall, according to
an announcement this week by Howard M. Lutz, Esq., attorney for the company.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>`On North Sycamore Street the J. J.
Redyke Company has a number of homes already under construction, and plans have
been drawn for one hundred homes of the bungalow type to be erected this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Builder John Morgan, who recently
completed ten houses on Fairview Avenue, Clifton Heights, is planning to erect
eight or ten more on North Penn Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The only obstacle in the way of immediate start of operations is the
faulty drainage of the street, which causes the surface water to lay in a large
puddle about seventy-five yards north of Baltimore Avenue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the East ward of Clifton, in the
vicinity of Broadway, where about thirty new homes were erected last year,
builders are considering the erection of many more houses this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The majority of these builders will
build for their own personal use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
large field formerly used as a baseball field, has been sold and divided into
building lots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the exception of a
few lots, the entire tract has been sold to private parties.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Keeping step with the trend of home
building is the erection of business places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On Baltimore Avenue in Clifton, Frank Shee has under construction three
large stores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are almost completed
with the exception of the painting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On South Springfield Avenue, directly
below Baltimore Avenue, stands a large building, three stories in height, owned
by Samuel Bloomfield.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will be
encased with a new wall of brick and converted into a modern store and
apartment house.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In Lansdowne, despite the weather
conditions of the winter months, building has been pushed along at a rapid
rate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On “Legion Terrace,” the
picturesque stretch of ground on Wycombe Avenue, in the rear of the American
Legion headquarters, a number of homes of the most modern type have gone up,
and many of these are already occupied.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the northern section of the town,
building is continuing with as much zest as ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where large, vacant fields stood but a year
ago, the sites are now adorned with attractive homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even the fire department of Lansdowne
realizing the rapidity with which the town has grown, has pointed out the
necessity for better fire-fighting facilities in their plea for a new
apparatus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Upper Darby continues to lead the
county in building world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The vast
quantity of unimproved land has been a mecca for builders, and so rapid has
been the work of erecting homes that more than 60 percent of Upper Darby’s
vacant tracts of two years ago, have been improved and now accommodate houses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Drexel Hill Realty Company,
operating in the Aronimink section are not only constructing houses with great
rapidity, but many lots have been sold to prospective home builders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Alexander A. Alessi, one of the
county’s most active builders, who is operating just north of Bywood near
Sixty-Ninth Street, has not lessened his force of workmen in the least during
the winter, but is continuing along at his usual pace, and many new homes have
been started since first of the present year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /></div>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-55723950134817407542024-03-01T14:43:00.000-08:002024-03-01T14:43:25.724-08:00"History mystery" and Projects and DCHS Exhibit<p></p><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">History mystery</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NFw_fbuba3ufZxclbjq5V1qLI8Wty0vQmZnvNbkIG35ZPlc-RSED1_QHYQpfPNubJC2xt9xPN8CdqsYzcQmQQHASXSdD1qNAW2vhGxRwDxv8mO0Zq4lzQXPoD2ReFbjCdjqI_KJe7Xo-QHESzWgXurMEmZGUNe7mk1ssafjWl9dCxLDTTdrAH5ocuWY/s3130/History%20Mystery%20-%20Copy%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2559" data-original-width="3130" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NFw_fbuba3ufZxclbjq5V1qLI8Wty0vQmZnvNbkIG35ZPlc-RSED1_QHYQpfPNubJC2xt9xPN8CdqsYzcQmQQHASXSdD1qNAW2vhGxRwDxv8mO0Zq4lzQXPoD2ReFbjCdjqI_KJe7Xo-QHESzWgXurMEmZGUNe7mk1ssafjWl9dCxLDTTdrAH5ocuWY/s320/History%20Mystery%20-%20Copy%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Many of you might not know about "History mystery". The Delco Times has been letting me post an unknown Delco Pic from my collection every Thursday. Below is todays sample. I have 1000 of Delco postcards over 90 years old. I'm in the process of getting them properly identified by street, block etc. Early postcards would only give the name of a street etc. with no block etc. Many of these streets are blocks long. Trying to get my collection properly identified and also taking </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">pictures if the picture has changed alot in the past 100 plus years. It is a big project. If you want to help let me know.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h1 style="text-align: center;">My two History
Projects<br /><o:p> </o:p></h1><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h4>I have two big projects I’m working on now and these will be
the last. LOL<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First is my Delco Postcard
collection. Postcards were the rage from c.1900 to 1929. Postcards were made by
companies and by individuals. You could get custom postcards made of your
family, dog, street, church etc. Companies made postcards of buildings,
churches, businesses, streets etc. The problem is the postcards might just say.
“Lincoln Ave. Prospect Park”. The problem is Lincoln Ave, is some 14 blocks
long and in this picture there are only 2 houses. What I’m trying to do is to
properly identify these pictures with block #s and house #s etc. Some of the
postcards are easy, nothing much has changed in 100 years. But in many cases
the entire street has changed. What I also want to do is take pictures of the
same view today with proper identification so 50 years from now people will
recognize where these pictures were first taken. If you like to take pictures
and know your town aka area well let me know.<br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other project is
the 1936 W.P.A. Delaware County Historic site project. The project was handled
by college students. They would select historic homes, churches, businesses
etc. and write an average of 4 sentences on each one. The main problem is
location of these sites. The students would say,” this site is 200 feet south
of the intersection of Chester Pike and Lincoln Ave.” Sometimes they got their
directions wrong. What is weird about the locations even in towns like Chester
and Media where houses had house numbers the students never used them. What I’m
doing and other people have done it is get a correct address for the site and
update it, the building is gone or is now a home or business. I want to take
pictures of all of these locations. Both projects would be a lot of work and if
you would like to help let me know.<br />Thanks Keith<br />Keith106@rcn.com</h4><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;"> The purpose of the letter below is to verify that offer that Starr has offered for some time to a place to rent to Delaware County Historical Society. We the public had no awareness of this offer. Costs and tenancy details have not been given. For over 18 months the public has only heard that DCHS has no home.</span></h2></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>All Starr Properties</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> LP
420 Ave of the States
Chester, PA </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>19013
610-547-6769 </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> leasing@allstarrroperties.com </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> February 25, 2024 </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Delaware County Historic Society </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> 400 Ave of the States
Chester, PA 19013 </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> To whom it may concern,
We are writing to express our strong encouragement and desire for the Delaware County
Historic Society Museum to continue its operations at 400 Ave Of The States. We
understand that you may not require the entire building, and we are pleased to offer you
80% of the first floor for your exclusive use.
At All Starr Properties, we highly value the cultural and historical significance that the
Delaware County Historic Society museum brings to our community. We believe that
maintaining your presence at 400 Ave Of The States will not only benefit the museum
but also contribute to the enrichment of our local heritage and attract visitors from near
and far.
We are committed to supporting your mission and providing you with a suitable and
accommodating space for your exhibits and activities. Please let us know how we can
assist you further in ensuring the continued success and growth of the Delaware County
Historic Society Museum at our property.
Thank you for considering our proposal, and we look forward to continuing our
partnership with you</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>.
Best regards, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Ron Starr</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> President
All Starr Properties LP</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h2 style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); line-height: calc(var(--heading-font-line-height) * (1 + (1 - var(--heading-2-size-value))/25)); margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform); white-space-collapse: preserve;"></h2><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">Delaware County Historical Society (DCHS) is proud to partner with the Media Arts Council (MAC) to host “A Tribute to Dr. Anna Broomall” and “We Were Here: Art & Artifacts of Delaware County 100 Years Ago & </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT54_com_zimbra_date" role="link" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">Today</span><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">.” The show runs from</span><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);"> </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT55_com_zimbra_date" role="link" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">March 1</span><sup style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">st</sup><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);"> </span><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">until</span><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);"> </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT56_com_zimbra_date" role="link" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">April 21</span><sup style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">st</sup><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);"> </span><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">at the MAC Exhibit, 11 East State Street Media, PA. The show will feature artifacts from the DCHS collection, including pieces from the life and work of Dr. Anna Broomall, photos from nearly 150 years of Delaware County history, and artifacts that have never been exhibited to the public before! The event will also feature photography of Delaware County</span><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);"> </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT57_com_zimbra_date" role="link" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">today</span><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);"> </span><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">juxtaposed with historic photos from the DCHS collection. DCHS is honored to showcase these incredible pieces to the public, and we thank MAC for hosting us! Please click the flyer below for more information on show times.</span></h3><span style="font-weight: var(--heading-font-font-weight);"> <br /><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: var(--headingLargeColor); font-family: var(--heading-font-font-family); font-size: calc((var(--heading-2-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-style: var(--heading-font-font-style); font-weight: var(--heading-font-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--heading-font-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--heading-font-text-transform);">Delaware County Historical Society is doing an exhibit this month for the first time in a long time.</span></h1></span><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAPnZkkoSsWa7d5CANrC_OEFH-kDdo-wB98AGTOx6rYoT-2sSdzsBpeG3DZbiaHTvpF7YQ9Ftg2Jf7g4vvf1nEeWr9NVsAsDBuo3DcqSEf3saOmBtPsMqXgFTeOk2HjJH6uiAaGYi2oOEnLnX4eUMvmTtx33u8MRWIuun3x9WcFAXNzGmj3fusLUTYM1c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAPnZkkoSsWa7d5CANrC_OEFH-kDdo-wB98AGTOx6rYoT-2sSdzsBpeG3DZbiaHTvpF7YQ9Ftg2Jf7g4vvf1nEeWr9NVsAsDBuo3DcqSEf3saOmBtPsMqXgFTeOk2HjJH6uiAaGYi2oOEnLnX4eUMvmTtx33u8MRWIuun3x9WcFAXNzGmj3fusLUTYM1c=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-89956500620808930532024-02-23T14:53:00.000-08:002024-02-23T14:53:04.456-08:00Building Prospect Park's new Jr./Sr. High School and town gossip.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJyob6-Tldvj7eKTSnJt2omd_6xIXkz7RDJlgoZhdQ6t9Br6-BWsaxh0oIMGXffGfRqwuynfdEyUKpLfhWCIhoqcd4JRi3_ZluOFcnkkDngFfdy7e1JKifezji6zL7zYaAHrOrQcBN6aLVV0IwTBG2A8Zt4YDDFRs4pzJYeep8V4FjO0J73YNEWDfZEA/s2963/Prospect%20Park%20Pa.%20High%20School%20dedication%201931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="2963" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJyob6-Tldvj7eKTSnJt2omd_6xIXkz7RDJlgoZhdQ6t9Br6-BWsaxh0oIMGXffGfRqwuynfdEyUKpLfhWCIhoqcd4JRi3_ZluOFcnkkDngFfdy7e1JKifezji6zL7zYaAHrOrQcBN6aLVV0IwTBG2A8Zt4YDDFRs4pzJYeep8V4FjO0J73YNEWDfZEA/w640-h444/Prospect%20Park%20Pa.%20High%20School%20dedication%201931.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">The dedication booklet of the Prospect Park Jr. and Sr. High School from October 23, 1931. The building still stands on Washington Ave. between 9th and 10th Aves. Today it is the administration building for the Interboro School District. The Interboro School District in 1955 when the Prospect Park District joined the Glen / Nor School District aka Glenolden and Norwood. Part of the original building has been torn down. I'm surprised it took 7 years to build, work began in 1924. Perhaps a reader knows why.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Note: The Chester Times in the 1920's and before did a weekly take on building in various towns. Plus they would give local gossip too. All areas were covered especially the Chester Pike area where a lot of building was going on. Below is Prospect Park from 100 years ago.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>CHESTER
TIMES </b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>February 21, 1924 </b></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">PROSPECT PARK BEGINS WORK ON NEW SCHOOL HOUSE </span></h1><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Bad
Weather Interferes with Active Operations But Dirt Will Fly in Day or Two; Many
Homes are Planned for Borough; Other Notes of Interest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> The extremely bad weather of the past
week was responsible for retarding of active operations on the borough’s new
school house, Washington Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Avenue, although an
actual start was made. Lumber is on the
scene of operation, and stakes have been driven and in the next few days the
dirt on the cellar operation will begin to fly in dead earnest, according to
the plans of the contractor, James H. Hutchinson.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> The new building is to contain eight
classrooms, and an auditorium with a seating capacity of five hundred
people. The structure is so designed so
as to provide for future extension up to a total of twenty classrooms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Dr. Richard Owen has plans out for a
very attractive two and a half story house of Colonial architecture, to be
erected at Tenth and Prospect Avenues.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> R. R. Hindman is about to erect two
more houses on Summit Avenue, between Chester Pike and Tenth Avenue, in the
Pine Hill tract. H. P. Miller will also erect
a home on Summit Avenue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Edward Brighton is building four
additional houses on Tenth Avenue, adjoining his other operation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> The basement of St. James Episcopal
Church, Lincoln Avenue, was the scene of a lively gathering of sport fans
Tuesday night. The occasion marked the
presentation of a silver loving cup offered by the Chester Times to Prospect
Field Club, the winning team of the Delaware County Junior League. Samuel Norton received the cup on behalf of
the local boys, the presentation being made by Joseph Donovan for the Media
branch office of the Times. A collation
was a feature of the affair.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Mrs. B. Frank Johnson of Lincoln
Avenue is assumed among the sick.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> The Epworth League of the Methodist
Church will give a Leap Year party on February 28.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Members of the Ladies’ Aid Society of
the Methodist Church have a meeting scheduled for this evening in the chapel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> The meeting of the Friendly Class of
the Sunday school of the Methodist Church, scheduled for February 28, has been
postponed to March 6.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> B. H. Johnson, principal of the local
school, will speak at the March meeting of Sharon Hill Home and School
Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Schools of the borough were closed
yesterday, due to the impassable condition of the highways early in the
morning.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Street Supervisor Howard Hunter with a
gang of men was kept busy yesterday keeping gutters and street crossings open.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> In a letter to friends here M. D.
Gould, who, with Mrs. Gould, is on a cruise through the Panama Canal and up
the Pacific, tells interestingly of the fine weather enjoyed in the far away
clime.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Myers, who recently
moved to Seventh and Lincoln Avenue from Westinghouse Village, were given a
house-warming party by a number of former neighbors from over Tinicum way, on a
recent evening.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-85835957545980282762024-02-16T15:43:00.000-08:002024-02-16T15:43:56.355-08:00Norwood's new American Legion Post to be built!! Book sales!!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD49UFQhtUz0_rXAeuS3tU93qLSmflkslkKm2WXlFQ2O7MO0EidfDcATLA2po6f-GyS4QStefd1rN6LI7tmwyRF7Uae6R4iNlI1gFC22xDF3uGFYlP4EEuOfbmFmtH1wohaD3_ofZaeskrXziY9BCytMz2I_sQIvvVpQvsuu0E6HgBQwjKstlcTNmY0w/s1622/Norwood%20Pa.%20American%20legion%20Post%20J.%20W.%20Cross%20c.1925%20pc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1622" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD49UFQhtUz0_rXAeuS3tU93qLSmflkslkKm2WXlFQ2O7MO0EidfDcATLA2po6f-GyS4QStefd1rN6LI7tmwyRF7Uae6R4iNlI1gFC22xDF3uGFYlP4EEuOfbmFmtH1wohaD3_ofZaeskrXziY9BCytMz2I_sQIvvVpQvsuu0E6HgBQwjKstlcTNmY0w/w640-h400/Norwood%20Pa.%20American%20legion%20Post%20J.%20W.%20Cross%20c.1925%20pc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3><b>A picture of the Norwood Legion Post #507 at 20 West Cleveland Ave. about 1940.</b></h3><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Note: J. Wesley Cross of the Third Penna . Regiment died on June 10th 1917 while on guard duty. His death was accidental. He grew up on Amosland Rd. in Norwood and was the first soldier to die from Norwood. </h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">Please check out my "History, Mystery" pictures every Thursday in the Delco Times and Towntalk. Looking fof help!!</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">CHESTER
TIMES </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">March 24, 1924</span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">NORWOOD LEGION TO BUILD HOME </span></h1><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><h2><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Wesley Cross Post to
Start Work on Structure at Once</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>At a special meeting of the John
Wesley Cross Post, No. 507, American Legion, the recommendation of the Building
Committee relative to the proposed Legion clubhouse was approved and the
Committee authorized to proceed with the building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As soon as plans can be prepared and bids
received, the work will be started so that the building will be available for
use early this fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first plans
contemplated an elaborate community building but these were rejected because it
was found it would be necessary to ask the public to subscribe heavily and the
Post did not wish to do this at the present time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The type of building finally decided upon is
more modest and the Post will be able to finance it with the help of the
friends who wish to participate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will
include an auditorium, kitchen, office and cloak rooms all on one floor, with
recreation rooms in the basement, and will provide quarters adequate at present
for the Post and the Auxiliary unit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The need for a Legion home has been
felt for quite some time and the Post has been working toward this end for
several years, having purchased the lot on <br />
Cleveland Avenue about a year ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Having a home of its own will enable the Post to proceed with the work
for which the American Legion stands and one of the first things the Post will
do as soon as the new building is available is to adopt a troop of Boy Scouts
and provide them with quarters in the Legion clubhouse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></p><h2><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">I would like to thank all the people who came to my 2 talks at Ridley Township Library. It was a great time!!<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">Below are 2 booklets I wrote for sale if interested email me<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">keith106@rcn.com</span></span></h2><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGt2h6xhZYymKezCa4tUW3AW1UJMeKFRls7xmk6CJpB67qxLglKvr8xQnr4omKtXLPYrLBEq-w6WM2rhnvQpGll1ZNwbcFP5CkCQpEiBdVcha2eSwrJ-gQlqVhTLKz4_Fx3X9vNzkcRESSu965a8YSAS2ZP3jAFt0ZbTp1jZxdKT_XUyeC7h6xh1OQNk/s1650/RCSP%20Booklet%20flyer(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGt2h6xhZYymKezCa4tUW3AW1UJMeKFRls7xmk6CJpB67qxLglKvr8xQnr4omKtXLPYrLBEq-w6WM2rhnvQpGll1ZNwbcFP5CkCQpEiBdVcha2eSwrJ-gQlqVhTLKz4_Fx3X9vNzkcRESSu965a8YSAS2ZP3jAFt0ZbTp1jZxdKT_XUyeC7h6xh1OQNk/w494-h640/RCSP%20Booklet%20flyer(1).jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNSDuq6HUl7YWed3MisQXOdXZ1uzJPuMshr7xZ2K00HhMfAGr_mvwoD8VJvMeozAuJXLmC1278sTmVz9MHW8UJBw5FsY3fnwI93pEQzzn4JEm_9wR2TdeRc58yNUWOcwQycmqs_mJ5S3WpZrrS7iWGizJ0RI-o0NTXWh7E7-W6OEOwAMkVfQmCpVrzTE/s6616/img542%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6616" data-original-width="4912" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNSDuq6HUl7YWed3MisQXOdXZ1uzJPuMshr7xZ2K00HhMfAGr_mvwoD8VJvMeozAuJXLmC1278sTmVz9MHW8UJBw5FsY3fnwI93pEQzzn4JEm_9wR2TdeRc58yNUWOcwQycmqs_mJ5S3WpZrrS7iWGizJ0RI-o0NTXWh7E7-W6OEOwAMkVfQmCpVrzTE/w476-h640/img542%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><p></p><br /><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-27604498558262277452024-02-09T15:24:00.000-08:002024-02-09T15:24:03.905-08:00Model City in Marcus Hook the best working man houses!! Keith Talk Monday<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBHTmvDxtv64i4VVh4ggTv94aFnDiUWdAWU8VI9CRY_Ju1E_N5Du8dVocNzNJC05BLNKjOC7h4-hon-LZilGwF-rsxyVx83jcvcWcSN8Dsx8GI8_mgqnS4uEcA6-01guQLSwT8kyZLukGFKD0oHuE-vwA9JK2m598Y9wISwe8znoioxoGrZjRgGhs3Sg/s1510/Marcus%20Hook%20Pa.%20Maple%20Ave.%20Model%20Village%20c.1915%20pc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1510" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBHTmvDxtv64i4VVh4ggTv94aFnDiUWdAWU8VI9CRY_Ju1E_N5Du8dVocNzNJC05BLNKjOC7h4-hon-LZilGwF-rsxyVx83jcvcWcSN8Dsx8GI8_mgqnS4uEcA6-01guQLSwT8kyZLukGFKD0oHuE-vwA9JK2m598Y9wISwe8znoioxoGrZjRgGhs3Sg/w640-h396/Marcus%20Hook%20Pa.%20Maple%20Ave.%20Model%20Village%20c.1915%20pc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h4>Above is a postcard of Maple Ave. in "Model City" from about 1925. The Viscose Co. who made artificial silk went all out to make their workers happy in their new job and houses.<br /> </h4><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Note: The Viscose Co. in 1912 went all out to make their workers enjoy working for them. The company hired professional architects to design houses their employees would love o live in. Modern bathrooms, 3 bedrooms etc. made people want to live there. Compared to all the other "villages" workers in the area lived in, this "Model City" was by far the best. For rent only at the beginning.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">December 12, 1912</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Chester
Times<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">NEW MODEL VILLAGE WHICH IS
BEING BUILT AT MARCUS HOOK BY THE AMERICAN VISCOSE COMPANY</span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ballinger & Perot, architects and engineers, have
awarded a contract to Harry Brocklehurst for the erection of one hundred and
forty-nine working men’s houses, to be built at Marcus Hook, Pa., opposite the
plant of the American Viscose company, manufacturers of artificial silk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are in addition to the sixty-six houses
already begun at the same place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A site has been carefully chosen from a standpoint of
convenience to the operatives, and the architects, Ballinger & Perot, of
Philadelphia, have spent the greater part of the year investigating the
construction of workingmen’s houses, not only in the United States, but also in
Europe, Mr. Perot, a member of the firm, having gone abroad last fall with that
end in view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a result, the 215 houses
now under contract will form one of the best villages in America for the
housing of workingmen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Instead of following the stereotyped two-story rows of
brick houses, which are common in Philadelphia, in the mill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>districts, for workingmen, the problem has
been considered not from a commercial standpoint, but from the standpoint of
what best suits the character of the people employed by this company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the houses are not going to be sold to the
occupants, the entire estate being under the control of the company, the
consideration of the aesthetic in planning the village entered as much into the
problem as the disposition of the rooms in the houses, so that instead of
having a village with rectangular plots and rows of houses, streets diverging
from a central plaza with beautiful vistas, is the outcome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several types of houses have been designed,
with a view to accommodating the working people whose wages vary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The houses constituting the semi-circular
plaza, of course, will be the more expensive from the standpoint of
construction and artistic appearance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Those in the streets diverging from the semi-circle will be less
expensive, but the architectural treatment of the facades of the houses on each
street will be different.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In general, there will be two classes of houses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As is common in England, the principle has
been adopted here also that no house shall have less than three bedrooms on the
second floor, together with living room, stair hall, dining room, and kitchen
on the first floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This permits of the
occupants of the house, where there is a small family, of having separate rooms
for sleeping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A modern bathroom will be
provided in each house, and there will also be provided a front porch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The customary outside wooden shed, which is
so common on the rear of the Philadelphia houses is omitted, the backs of the
houses being treated architecturally with the same care as the street
fronts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The customary side yard is also
omitted, the houses being made purposely broad, so that in houses adjoining
each other, the lighting of the rooms will be from the front and back and not
from the sides, except in the case of the corner houses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The materials of construction will be of the
best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the walls will be of brick,
the roofs will be of slate, and the porch floors will be of cement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the houses will have cellars, and the
heating will be by individual hot air furnace systems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will be no fences between the rear
yards, instead iron rails, three feet high, will be provided.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fronts of the houses will be terraced
above the street, and rows of trees will be planted on both sides of the
streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hedges will form the division
between the front gardens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Flowers of
the most approved type will be provided for the entire property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The houses will be provided with water and
gas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The streets will be macadamized,
with cement curbs and gutters, and cement wake will be provided on the
sidewalks, with grass plots on each side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The large semi-circular plans will be treated in a formal way, as an
open lawn hedged about with bushes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sixty-six of the houses will be completed for occupancy
by May 15, 1913 and the entire village of 313 houses by December 1, 1913.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> Please come to Part 2 of my Ridley Township History Talk!<br /></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p>See Below<br /></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p>Please register as the library requests</o:p></span></h1>
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</span>HIGH, BUILDER CLAIMS, </span></h1><h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Depletion in Trade Ranks Contributing Cause to Big
Wages</span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Builders Views</span></div></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Wages and materials will remain high<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Too many young men seeking collar-and-tie positions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shortage of apprentices<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Five to ten percent of mechanics yearly drop trade for other positions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Builders are waiting for prices to come down and this will not happen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Home seekers are going to find houses
away up in price in 1924, according to the opinion of Alexander R. Alessi, one
of the county’s leading builders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In a statement yesterday R. Alessi
expressed himself as being certain that such conditions will prevail, and
giving as his reasons for this belief said:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“There are too many young fellows of today, who seek positions of the
white collar variety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very few are
looking for hard work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This shortage of
young blood in the building trade is bound to be responsible for insufficient
labor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“To make matters worse it has been
noticeable that every year from 5 to 10 per cent of carpenters leave their
trade, either to go into business for themselves, or to take some other job.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Wages and material are going to
remain at the same standard as has been prevalent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just before Christmas time the cost of
material dropped slightly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was
undoubtedly due to the fact that many of the lumber men were in need of
Christmas money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But right at the first
of the year material again soared.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“There are many builders who will lay
back and await the return of material and wages to normalcy, but in my opinion
this will not happen during 1924.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“The conditions in 1924, therefore,
will be practically the same as last year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everything points toward this being a fact.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mr. Alessi is recognized as one of the
biggest men in his line in the county.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He now has under construction approximately one hundred modern
houses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He plans to erect more than two
hundred.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The development is situated just north
of Garrett Road on one of the best sites in the Sixty-Ninth Street section of
Upper Darby Township.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The homes are of a
modern type, and so situated that seventy-five home seekers have found
satisfaction within the Alessi domain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The consensus of opinion among other
builders in the county seems to lean toward the optimistic, John Morgan and
Frank Gillespie, operating in Clifton Heights, have said that 1924 should be a
big year for building in Delaware County.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The past year has seen an enormous
building boom in the county.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upper
Darby, especially, has experienced an extensive campaign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Patrick J. Lawler, who was instrumental in
building the homes which now comprise the community of Bywood, is continuing
his operations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Just south of Bywood, in fact
adjoining the community, A. F. Diggins has begun operations for the
construction of one hundred homes. This is known as the “Beverly Hills”
development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The houses are springing up
with such rapidity, and becoming occupied so regularly that the traction
company has placed a station at this point.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In Clifton Heights, on the tract of
the Cherry Grove Realty Company, fifty homes are under construction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three streets will be constructed through
this tract, formerly the old Fisher farm, and one of the most picturesque spots
in the eastern section.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the east ward of Clifton, Building
Staron is continuing his operation. What was formerly the old ball field has
been sold and according to information in building circles, owners will start
shortly to surround the big field and several stores have been built.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Springfield Township has also
witnessed a tremendous building boom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The recently purchased tract known as Springfield Gardens, owned by
LeBaron Hahn Company, is the scene of activity, while in South Springfield, John
J. Dougherty, one of the county’s big builders, is erecting many homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Dougherty has already built more than one
hundred homes in this section, but the demand has been so great that he finds
additional ones are necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Please come to part 1 of my Ridley Twp. History Talk this Monday. Please register as the library requests at ridleylibrary.org<br /></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">See Below</span></span></h2><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_he7wv8R4JXnDl1ZUwqdYM5h1YensWyzase3_zFQp6UAofs2iX0aoy_syOJmxH-57t9MSo5Gg7-geijDhP9Pl8DY8PpjjWuagax8RQgWOL7Uf-NJndGX1bkv4ea_KImQXJ0uGipSF3WJHYgUXyvQTQtJ1J8J0ISiTSR8gFUqwCNpnefhUfQBDuIahMLI/s1920/History%20Part%201%20and%202%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_he7wv8R4JXnDl1ZUwqdYM5h1YensWyzase3_zFQp6UAofs2iX0aoy_syOJmxH-57t9MSo5Gg7-geijDhP9Pl8DY8PpjjWuagax8RQgWOL7Uf-NJndGX1bkv4ea_KImQXJ0uGipSF3WJHYgUXyvQTQtJ1J8J0ISiTSR8gFUqwCNpnefhUfQBDuIahMLI/w640-h360/History%20Part%201%20and%202%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-90318261248059035162024-01-26T13:45:00.000-08:002024-01-26T13:45:06.335-08:00History / Mystery And Ridley Township Talk<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9LhDu3YxTtW0ImluxB1q_DsyIaCAM6XskFAQb9mmY0dhiob2Lt-yxTFw4_0Tn99EXYDMoMR40FMsv6fPia04lQpkuOXdVLiJQO0ZTGGLBr47oRN_foCinqkqKMEp31sfyKcN_pfWzcqEnn6S6nWsBzKYuixHOxY102eLjNno-33NOTPxHKnqo5e7vS4/s1954/Media%20Pa.%20House%20UNK.%204c.1895%20p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1954" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9LhDu3YxTtW0ImluxB1q_DsyIaCAM6XskFAQb9mmY0dhiob2Lt-yxTFw4_0Tn99EXYDMoMR40FMsv6fPia04lQpkuOXdVLiJQO0ZTGGLBr47oRN_foCinqkqKMEp31sfyKcN_pfWzcqEnn6S6nWsBzKYuixHOxY102eLjNno-33NOTPxHKnqo5e7vS4/w640-h436/Media%20Pa.%20House%20UNK.%204c.1895%20p.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">This was the unknown picture that was in the Delco Times this past Thursday. One person thought the house stood at 5th and Monroe Sts. but that was not the case. I drove out there today and the picture did not match. Another reader thought the house once stood on Jefferson St. opposite Monroe St. but had been torn down. Looking for an address please!!</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">History
/ Mystery</h1><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 121.5pt; text-align: center;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 121.5pt; text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 121.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I do not know how many of you caught the article in the Delco Times
Newspaper the “new series” starting on Thursday, January 25. New editor, Keith
Mayer, was very nice and after listening to Colin Ainsworth emailed me and gave
me a call. Colin does several things for the paper including the “100 years
ago” on page 2 which he has been doing for awhile. Colin helps me locating old
newspaper articles etc. I have 1000’s of Delaware County pictures I have
collected in 50 plus years and a number are unidentified. Some are pictures from
family photo albums where no one took the time to write down the location. Of
course when the album was first put together everyone knew the address, BUT 100
years later no one knows. I always suggest to my friends etc. to take the time
and go thru these albums and talk to grandmom and granddad and get the
information from them for future generations. The other problem is old
postcards. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 121.5pt;"> Postcards were the rage 100 plus
years ago. You could get postcards of your house, street, family etc. Even
professional made cards from 100 years ago can be very hard to identify the
exact location. A 100 year old postcard might be titled, “Chester Pike in
Ridley Park”. The problem is that 100 years ago there may only be 2 or 3 houses
in the picture and today they could be gone making the postcard very hard to
identify. Other postcards sometimes have no identification at all. Just the
title “ a scene near Chester Pa.” which just shows a dirt road with no houses
or buildings on the postcard at all. Some postcards advertised businesses which
could also be a problem. I have a postcard that advertises a builder who worked
in Llanerch, Haverford Twp. The postcard shows 2 houses he had built and says
nothing else.. One hundred years ago Llanerch only had about 40 houses in it
and everyone knew the all the houses in Llanerch. Today there are 100’s of
houses in the Llanerch area. It is fun tracking down locations of old pictures
but it can also be very frustrating. I’m hoping that my readers will take the
time and look at my pictures in the Delco Times and share them and help to
identify them for future generations to see what Delco was like 100 </p><p class="MsoNormal">
Of COURSE this is time consuming
and can be BORING. Two police officers have been very helpful, Andy Graff of
Springfield and Matt Hufnal of Haverford Twp. I’m looking for postmen, police
officers etc. people who know their town’s streets, blocks addresses etc. I want
my pictures 75 years ago to be recognized exactly where they were, looking for
all the help I can find. Thanks Keith<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 121.5pt; text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Email me at, keith106@rcn.com<o:p></o:p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Below is the CORRECT Date for my talk at Ridley Township Library.<br />Last week had Monday February 6 and it should have said Monday <br />February 5th!!<br />Hope to see you there!!!</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX6DrK5kw996XsEOgRMDrHCqhCqyHwUauoXnNvIMjA-tKD4FjW2F3b-kO4sLZdTCUle3THmKqWE6wcDCWuJQICD4OLGlw8HVKCJn4MGpsTuLeelyeHAhw7WQy9ss1ubpPDZiSaKelGz7kBVZCsuzeDw8FgiPgxoCjavCHa7axZcziNhWX1STdQwGks3o/s1650/Publication2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX6DrK5kw996XsEOgRMDrHCqhCqyHwUauoXnNvIMjA-tKD4FjW2F3b-kO4sLZdTCUle3THmKqWE6wcDCWuJQICD4OLGlw8HVKCJn4MGpsTuLeelyeHAhw7WQy9ss1ubpPDZiSaKelGz7kBVZCsuzeDw8FgiPgxoCjavCHa7axZcziNhWX1STdQwGks3o/w494-h640/Publication2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-15744681889845796232024-01-19T09:38:00.000-08:002024-01-19T09:38:04.284-08:00Witches in Delco?? imagine that!! Upcoming talk<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjwk7GnHXLjx8zQObzPUnSdAW19KZeA7xo5sJmfR_vcZzF4uYZct3Fx0C4rY5hlkEZmDWBN_q0eu8CdM4s9neC-8e6WwlnKKIuano3fTQvQGy8D2n3alGfa6xMZxvpnSYH9CnhsO6O5h0U9K-_eMg11XY0X1CcEhJivOsy_9v4gmW5YNFQyGBuLJ4rT0/s2105/Along%20Providence%20Rd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="2105" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjwk7GnHXLjx8zQObzPUnSdAW19KZeA7xo5sJmfR_vcZzF4uYZct3Fx0C4rY5hlkEZmDWBN_q0eu8CdM4s9neC-8e6WwlnKKIuano3fTQvQGy8D2n3alGfa6xMZxvpnSYH9CnhsO6O5h0U9K-_eMg11XY0X1CcEhJivOsy_9v4gmW5YNFQyGBuLJ4rT0/w640-h380/Along%20Providence%20Rd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3>This picture is from 1897 and is a main road in south central Delco. All of you have been on this road numerous times. You are looking north, note the railroad bridge and trolley line. The building on the left is still standing and looks pretty much the same. Any guesses?</h3><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Note: When you think of witches from c.500 years ago everyone thinks of Salem , Mass. Witch trials were more common than people think. Trials were held all over the colonies in the late 16th and early 17th century's. Most have been long forgotten. Below are some local trials.</h3><p style="text-align: center;">,</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">CHESTER TIMES </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">April 15, 1902<o:p></o:p></p>
<h1><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WITCHES
AND THEIR ART IN THIS COUNTY </h1><h3>A Noted Trial That Took Place Long Ago <br />The
Witch of Ridley Creek<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></h3><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
record of the trial is found in Volume 1 of the Colonial Records of
Pennsylvania, in which all the proceedings of the Provincial council are
recorded.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The two
accused persons, old women, were Swedes, Margaret Mattson, wife of Noel
Mattson, and Yeshro Hendrickson, wife of Hendrick Jacobson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While both persons were called before the
Council, the first only seems to have stood a regular trial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Margaret Mattson lived on a plantation owned
by her husband on the Delaware River, on the west side of Crum Creek, in Ridley
Township, now Delaware County.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was
long known in local legends as “The Witch of Ridley Creek.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>She was
first brought before the Council on December 7, 1683, no provincial court
having yet been organized in the colony, when her trial was set for December
27.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On that day the accused appeared in
the city of Philadelphia before William Penn, his Attorney General, a grand
jury of twenty-one persons, all English apparently, and a petit jury of twelve
persons, one of whom Albertus Hendrickson, was a Swede.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the Council Lassse Cock was a
Swede.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The grand jury brought in a true
bill, reporting in the afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
indictment was then read to the accused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She pleaded not guilty, the petit jury was empaneled, the trial held,
the Governor charged the jury, which retired, brought in a verdict, the
prisoner was discharged, and THE WHILE BUSINESS WAS CONCLUDED THAT SAME
AFTERNOON SO FAR AS PENNSYLVANIA WAS CONCERNED, THE VERDICT was as
follows:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“GUILTY OF HAVING THE COMMON
FAME OF A WITCH, BUT NOT GUILTY IN MANNER AND FORM AS SHE STANDS ENDICTED.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nine
years later, 1692, Massachusetts was for a whole year shaken with most horrible
trains for this imaginary offense, until no person in that colony was safe from
accusation, NINETEEN PERSONS WERE HUNG and one pressed to death under heavy
weights, while a great number suffered intolerable imprisonment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole population became infected with a
craze concerning “witchcraft,” the shame of which endures there to this
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this matter the sober Quaker
reached a righteous conclusion much quicker than the hasty Puritan.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SOME OF
THE TESTIMONY – Henry Drystreet, attested, said he was told 20 years ago that
the prisoner at the bar was a Witch and that several cows were bewitched by
her; also, that James Saunderling’s mother told him that she bewitched her cow,
but afterwards said it was a mistake, and that her cow should do well again,
fir it was not her cow but another person’s that should die.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Charles
Ashcom attested, said that Anthony’s wife being asked why she sold her cattle,
was because her mother had bewitched them having taken the witchcraft of
Hendrick’s cattle, and put on their oxen; she might keep but no other cattle,
and also that one night the daughter of the prisoner called him up hastily, and
when he came she said there was a great light but just before, and an old woman
with a knife in her hand at the bad’s feet, and therefore she cried out and
desired Jno Symock to take away his calves or else she would send them to hell.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
accused flatly denied all the allegations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>ASTROLOGERS
AND NECROMANCERS – In 1695 John Roman and his two sons, residing in Chichester,
were reported to be students of astrology and other forbidden mysteries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The public tongue had so discussed the matter
that on the tenth of the tenth month, 1695, Concord Monthly Meeting of Friends
gravely announced that “the study of these sciences bring a vail over the
understanding and that upon the life.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>John Kingsman and William Hughes were ordered to speak to the parties,
and have them to attend at the next monthly meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The offenders were seen and stated that if it
could be shown wherein it was wrong, they would desist from further
investigation in these arts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For several
months the matter was before the Concord Monthly Meeting without resulting in
suppressing the evil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Extracts
from the records of Concord Monthly Meeting commencing September 11, 1695, are
interesting:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Some friends having a
concern upon them concerning some young men who came amongst friends to their
meetings and following some arts which friends thought not fit for such as
profess truth to follow, viz., astrology and other sciences, as Geomancy and
Cliorvmancy and Necromancy, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
debated and the sense of this meeting is that the study of these sciences
brings a vail over the understanding and a death upon the life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“And in
the sense of the same, friends order Philip Roman be spoken too to know whether
he have dealt orderly with his two sons concerning the same art; and that his
two sons bespoke to come to the next monthly meeting; “friends orders John
Kingsman and William Hughes to speak to Philip Roman and his two sons to appear
at the next monthly.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>CONVICTED
IN COURT – The case finally reached a stage through the report of the committee
that Robert Roman was arrested, tried at Chester for practicing the black art,
was fined five pounds and the following books were seized and burned; Hidon’s
Temple of Wisdom, which teaches Geomany, and Scott’s Discovery of Witchcraft
and Cornelios Agrippos teach Necromancy.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> I WILL BE GIVEN SEVERAL TALKS ON RIDLEY TOWNSHIP HISTORY NEXT MONTH</o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p>SEE BELOW</o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSyvHKIXqwQ_K50WW3anxHMYom3QeRZVPoHlAAOY9kJSWWF6-zuDrAWxwf1VqeSkLKS_rqx8nS8tajapIGmtKv5HXcGPwAoO6oORwl-luSZkACexp6KdJoatNUfC7wBbTdD-DxavFypp0vuC38VDFuZDVhgJXK0YVbstFooEmbHP1Y6T6n09wNswy1eQ4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSyvHKIXqwQ_K50WW3anxHMYom3QeRZVPoHlAAOY9kJSWWF6-zuDrAWxwf1VqeSkLKS_rqx8nS8tajapIGmtKv5HXcGPwAoO6oORwl-luSZkACexp6KdJoatNUfC7wBbTdD-DxavFypp0vuC38VDFuZDVhgJXK0YVbstFooEmbHP1Y6T6n09wNswy1eQ4=w493-h640" width="493" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">A special thanks to Sue Border of Darby Free Library<br />she fixed a flyer I messed up. What takes me 2 days, Sue can do in 2 minutes!!<br />THANKS SUE!!!</h3><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-42249696715794453492024-01-12T17:47:00.000-08:002024-01-12T17:47:02.138-08:00Anchorage, Delaware County, Alaska<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBpuTGcaIRzTp3Bl92bT_RQqMc43kAFTAozN5KfAkVU6gkhQ1DOxb2w-be0wx0XsPb0lpsDjX8Z_P1Ii05SBdyxt00kMgxgN1GdPWy3BSI-YMItvb4jVG_u0wfBobu5l7N4JVKt5tmN2PqRRXVZAXvKNJFFzJK4fsPqgU1hTmHBhpPZu7sIOdyvbiIlM/s1595/Chester%20Pa.%20High%20School%20Built%201901%20c.1906%20pc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="1595" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBpuTGcaIRzTp3Bl92bT_RQqMc43kAFTAozN5KfAkVU6gkhQ1DOxb2w-be0wx0XsPb0lpsDjX8Z_P1Ii05SBdyxt00kMgxgN1GdPWy3BSI-YMItvb4jVG_u0wfBobu5l7N4JVKt5tmN2PqRRXVZAXvKNJFFzJK4fsPqgU1hTmHBhpPZu7sIOdyvbiIlM/w640-h412/Chester%20Pa.%20High%20School%20Built%201901%20c.1906%20pc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">The original Chester High School about 1905. The high school was built in 1901 and stood on 9th St. where the current one is today. I had many postcards of Chester High School but not this one.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">NOTE: I have been blessed in my 50 years of Delaware County collecting, books, pictures , postcards etc. Over the years many people have given postcards, books. It is amazing what you get and where from. Alaska this year was a true surprise.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Anchorage, Delco, Alaska</h1><p style="text-align: center;">Irene first contacted a little over a year ago. She and her husband had lived in Delco years ago and now lived in Alaska. She had a large collection of Delaware County postcards most over 100 years old. She had contacted several groups in Delco but no luck, no one was interested. She called the Delaware County Archives and my friends there recommended me. She wanted to know if I was interested and of course I was!! Irene stated her and her husband wanted to give the collection to someone who would appreciate all their collecting. She had seen my website and loved it, delawarecountyhistory.com. She was in the process of figuring how to mail it to me and was working on that. It would be a few months. I spoke to Delco Sports historian, Rich Pagano and she had contacted him with sports stuff for him and he was really happy what he had received from them. To say the least I could not wait!! Months went by and I was going crazy she was organizing them, getting ready to mail them and then for some reason she changed her mind. She had decided to keep them!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> OH NO!!</p><p style="text-align: center;">We had been emailing each other these past 6 months and all had seemed good. She said she might still send them but after 3 months of waiting had just given up. Then a few days before my birthday last month a box came. I hardly order anything thru the mail and then I saw the name from Irene Rutter, from Alaska. I broke a speed record running into the house and opening the box. The box was filled with 100's of postcards of just Chester and Marcus Hook and many I did not have. Some of the real photo postcards were just awesome for a postcard collector. I emailed her right away. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank You</p><p style="text-align: center;">Irene told me part of the problem had been trying to figure a way to mail 100's of cards in a box safely. She had done a great job, everything was perfect. The other problem was the weather in Alaska and the long lines at the post office. The weather had been too cold to go it had been 20 degrees below zero, she waited till the weather warmed up to just 20 degrees.</p><p style="text-align: center;">WOW</p><p style="text-align: center;">In the past 2 weeks she has sent me 4 more boxes of Delco, Phila. etc.</p><p style="text-align: center;">A very special thanks to Irene Rutter for the best Delco History gifts I have ever received.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-3765108554260565452024-01-06T14:39:00.000-08:002024-01-06T14:39:43.550-08:00"Wrangletown" and the "Trick House" Middletown Twp. was the place to party some 200 years ago<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho75pjUBN1QaoMADhPkSftDzvwJHN_Agzd_IyUdtolK5qWLLO52LMynVDoBK89kRZfjlPCr8DFO1S7eq3mYR5r1Ole3I6K9KijLY_yjp9Xd7WHXgtDS184CTDOR0pyo3Z8W8FcQ9lByGeTLIXoeV42gooFUhc2NA4VQlNsTPLbiadDeAQ4p_ChzjVODNs/s1609/Middletown%20Twp.%20Franklin%20Mint,%20Baltimore%20Pike%20c.1965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1609" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho75pjUBN1QaoMADhPkSftDzvwJHN_Agzd_IyUdtolK5qWLLO52LMynVDoBK89kRZfjlPCr8DFO1S7eq3mYR5r1Ole3I6K9KijLY_yjp9Xd7WHXgtDS184CTDOR0pyo3Z8W8FcQ9lByGeTLIXoeV42gooFUhc2NA4VQlNsTPLbiadDeAQ4p_ChzjVODNs/w640-h416/Middletown%20Twp.%20Franklin%20Mint,%20Baltimore%20Pike%20c.1965.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">The former Franklin Mint on Baltimore Pike in Middletown Twp. It stood on the south side of Baltimore Pike opposite the Wawa Dairy. Today ii is a housing development.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Note: Running late this week. My FB page crashed on me and it took forever to get is fixed and working again. Two hundred years all of Delaware County ha all sorts of town names, some serious like "Aston Mills" a small town there to funny ones like "Wrangletown" known then for it's fighting and partying.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">WRANGLETOWN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">“There’s a tavern
in the town”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Today, the community of Lima in
Middletown Township, Delaware County, has an aura of quiet charm. About a century and a half ago, however, Lima
was somewhat less than charming, and certainly unquiet. It was known as “Wrangletown” with the accent
on the “wrangle” and was so identified on some maps.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Seems that in 1806 one Philp Yarnall
was granted a permit by the county court to establish a “public house” at what
then was called Middletown Crossroads.
Philip’s principal, and persuasive, plea to the court was that the
nearest bar was at Black Horse, about two miles away. Yarnall built his tavern at the intersection
of Baltimore Pike and Edgemont Road, and the community’s quietude ceased. There were complaints about the noisy
disputes in the tavern, which went so far into the night. In 1808 a number of residents went to court,
seeking to have Yarnall’s permit revoked.
They testified that the village now was widely known as “Wrangletown”
and that its growth had been stunted because “decent people” refused to settle
there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Yarnall’s permit was revoked. In 1816, however, a sympathetic judge gave
Yarnall another chance. Whereupon the
wrangling was resumed. Three years later
the court put Yarnall out of business for keeps. But the name “Wrangletown” stuck for many
years thereafter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Once assured that the tavern would not
reopen, solid citizens began moving into the community. One was Isaac Isaacson, who built a square,
three-story house, topped by a tower. It
still stands on the southeast corner of Baltimore Pike and Edgemont Road.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> About
three miles from Lima on Edgemont Road just west of Valley Road, stands what
once was known as the “trick house.”
Built in 1720 by John Yarnall, grandfather of Philip, it was so called
because of its exterior wall construction:
two of brick, two of field stone. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-56228842275401932912023-12-29T13:49:00.000-08:002023-12-29T13:49:53.422-08:00Early Delco Parks and their history<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE_Yyx9bFdC8E-QStkWFNMiOPfa3gsFkf9cp5_9GubQNQXvEDYIkDhyjd0V45x71liuP9XQlNYRjC4cjlMzvfsawTc35nPLHIbjY5hJ-h5JFOU3VoHvgsW2k2QNU7Vqrd17w3WoLAH_1Qd1GLmv3VxrvUaowYvloq5AR8diWZIyb_0h6GTXIajH4klqs/s1523/Springfield%20Twp.%20Memorial%20Bridge%20Baltimore%20Pikec.1928%20pcp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="954" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE_Yyx9bFdC8E-QStkWFNMiOPfa3gsFkf9cp5_9GubQNQXvEDYIkDhyjd0V45x71liuP9XQlNYRjC4cjlMzvfsawTc35nPLHIbjY5hJ-h5JFOU3VoHvgsW2k2QNU7Vqrd17w3WoLAH_1Qd1GLmv3VxrvUaowYvloq5AR8diWZIyb_0h6GTXIajH4klqs/w400-h640/Springfield%20Twp.%20Memorial%20Bridge%20Baltimore%20Pikec.1928%20pcp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">This picture is of Baltimore Pike looking east toward Smedley Park. The church in the center is still standing. The bridge was to honor WW1 veterans from Delaware County who died in service.. You are basically standing where the Blue Route crosses Baltimore Pike. On the inside of this bridge were 2 bronze plaques with the names of the veterans. When the ridge was removed in 1957 when Baltimore Pike was widened to 4 lanes. The bronze plaques were placed in storage. About 10 years ago they were brought out of Storage and placed at the entrance to Smedley Park where they are today.</h3><div><h1 style="text-align: center;">A Happy New Year to all my readers!<br />and a great 2024</h1><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">DELAWARE COUNTY
PARKS AND THEIR<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND</span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> The Delaware County Parks, together
with a number of community parks owned and supported by individual boroughs and
townships, are a guarantee that, in the future, the people of this rapidly
growing residential area will not lack open spaces for leisure time
activities. Moreover, the practice of
placing parks in creek valleys protects wooded areas, thus conserving water in
the soil and preventing erosion.
Dedicating land for use as public parks also makes possible the
preservation of historic landmarks ad natural scenery which otherwise might be
destroyed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> At present, the county park system
consists of Glen Providence, Kent, Shrigley, and Smedley Parks. All of these sites originally belonged to
pioneer settlers who came to Pennsylvania with William Penn and took an active
part in building the colony.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Glen Providence, the first of the
county parks to be established, contains more than 30 acres, lying partly in
Media Borough, partly in Upper Providence Township. It occupies a deep glen surrounded by wooded
hills and drained by Broomall’s Run, a stream which is dammed farther up the
valley to a form Broomall’s Lake on the property of the Media Swimming and
Rowing Club. From this lake the water
tumbles over a rocky precipice just below Kirk’s Lane and enters the upper end
of the park. Below the dam it spreads
out into a placid stream which flows through marshy land to Mirror Lake, and
finally reaches Ridley Creek just above Baltimore Pike bridge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> From the main entrance on State Street,
the land falls away in a wide, grassy slope, with a concrete platform on the
east side, which is used for band concerts and community celebrations. At the foot of the slope is a small pavilion
for the use of picnickers, but the park lacks space for play areas because it
is too hilly and covered too densely with woods and thickets. However, these conditions make it an ideal
spot for an arboretum and bird sanctuary, the main purposes which are being
developed at present. The native trees
and flowers are being supplemented by the planting of other varieties, nature
trails have been laid out, and bird boxes and plant labels have been provided
by school children. Because the birds
are protected, they are not afraid of people, hence it is possible for a lover
of birds to find many varieties at home here.
Water birds are numerous, especially ducks, which are always to be seen
there except in the breeding season, when they go to some more secluded haunt
to nest and hatch their young, which they bring back to the park later.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> This park was originally part of a
tract of 700 acres, granted by William Penn to Peter and William Taylor,
brothers, who came from Cheshire in 1682 to settle on the land they had
purchased at 10 ½ cents an acre. They
landed of Chester and pushed into the wilderness to select their land in the
township of Providence. William and his
wife died soon after taking up their land, but Peter married Sarah, the
daughter of his neighbor, John Houlston, and raised a family of sons and
daughters, from whom many county residents trace their descent. One of Peter’s descendants was Zachery
Taylor, twelfth President of the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> The land eventually became the property
of John M. Broomall, distinguished lawyer, judge, and legislator, whose
residence was at West and State Streets in Media, at the southern end of his
large estate. West of the present line of
Lemon Street, was a large lake stretching from Third to Sixth Street. Ice was cut on the lake every winter and
stored in the icehouse which stood on 3<sup>rd</sup> and West Streets. In 1905 Mr. George Butler acquired the
property. In 1935 he deeded about 30
acres to the county. Small adjacent
tracts were donated by James Skelly and the Media Swimming and Rowing Club,
rounding out the property which became in 1935, Delaware County’s first park.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Kent and Shrigley Parks are both small,
the former covering 10 ½ acres, the latter 7 ½ acres, but they serve as
community playgrounds I built-up areas.
Shrigley Park is in Lansdowne, on land which once belonged to Richard
Bonsall, a pioneer settler in 1684. It
was developed from an abandoned quarry by the late Arthur Shrigley and given to
the county in 1938.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Kent Park was once part of a tract
belonging to William Garrett, another pioneer settler. It was a joint gift from the Kent
Manufacturing Co. and St. Charles Borromeo Church in Oak View.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Both of these parks are on the left
bank of Darby Creek, along a route supposed to have been used by hunters who
had built the three ancient log cabins known as trappers’ cabins. One of them stood in Mathews Hollow near
Shrigley Park until it was destroyed by fire about 1906. The other two are still standing, one on
Dennison Avenue, not far from Kent Park, the other in Addingham.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Smedley Park was named for the late
Samuel L. Smedley, founder and first president of the Delaware County Park
Board. It is the largest and, in many
ways, the most interesting of the four parks.
Its stand of magnificent virgin hemlocks, its many historical
associations, and the beauty and variety of its natural scenery make it unique
among public parks in the county.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> It consists of 92 acres of forest and
meadowland, lying in the valley of Crum Creek, north of Baltimore Pike. The southern end is on the west bank in
Nether Providence. On the east side of
the creek above the big bend, the park ends in a 20-acre tract known as Crum
Martin which was deeded for use as a park by the widow of Dr. Edward Martin,
chiefly for the purpose of preserving the fine old trees growing there. This section, which is in Springfield
Township, is the site of the Delaware County Day Camp. The northern end near Beatty Road is being
developed as a site for overnight camping.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> The park as several athletic fields, a
bridle path, numerous shelters, and a picnic grove, with fireplaces and
tables. One of its chief charms is the
hemlock forest on the rocky slope high above the creek. Here a pedestrian may follow narrow trails
bordered with ferns and wild flowers and find a quiet retreat where no sound
breaks the stillness except the songs of birds and the murmur of rippling
water.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> All of Smedley Park west of Crum Creek
was originally part of the land granted to Thomas Marshall by William Penn in
1681. When he came to America in 1682,
he chose for his homestead 305 acres extending from Providence Great Road
eastward to Crum Creek. Later, when
Minshall moved to a larger plantation in Middletown, now part of Tyler
Arboretum, his land in Nether Providence was divided into several tracts. The acreage now included in Smedley Park
became the property of two families named Lewis. The park entrance and the houses and farm
buildings on the hill above the picnic grove were all included in “Woodside
Farm,” which belonged to Mordecai Lewis and his sons, who owned and operated
Wallingford Mills, now called Victoria Plush Mill.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> The land north of this was owned by J.
Howard Lewis. It extended to the big
loop in the creek where his house and papermill were located, and included land
across the creek in Springfield Township, and on both sides of the creek above
Beatty Road.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Mr. Lewis lived in “Castle Dangerous,”
the family mansion on the hill now called Pine Ridge, surrounded by an estate
of a thousand acres. An ardent huntsman,
he was one of the organizers of the Rose Tree Hunt in 1859 and became its first
president. His home was headquarters for
the club and here he kept a pack of hounds led through many seasons by
Slasher. When old Slasher died in 1865,
his body was buried in a silver coffin, under the hemlocks on the hillside
above Crum Creek, marked by a marble headstone inscribed in Latin. Translated, it reads”. <br />
Here lies Slasher, died on the first of February 1865, and a better hunting dog
we never hope to see.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> It is recorded that the club members
mourned his death for three whole days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> After the property passed from the
possession of the Lewis family, the stone was removed and set up near the
kennels at the Rose Tree Hunt Club. The
authority for this legend is Mr. Walter L. Rhodes, who has been connected with
the club for 46 years, and who helped to rescue the stone. For many years it was a landmark well known
to people who enjoyed tramping along the Crum Creek trails, and those who
missed it may be glad to know it is safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Now, where once the baying of hounds
and the winding of hunting horns could be heard, the shouts of ball players and
the blare of loud speakers fill the air, as picnickers frolic under the ancient
trees which once looked down on Indian hunters silently stalking their game, on
hardy pioneers establishing their hommes and finally on their descendants who
have found time to play.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> To the County Commissioners and the
Park Board, the citizens of Delaware County owe a vote of thanks for their
vision inn acquiring and developing the park site and to the efficient staff,
words of praise for first class maintenance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> </span> </p></div>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-72215966244581499612023-12-22T14:56:00.000-08:002023-12-22T14:56:25.317-08:00Squire Cheyney and the Battle of Brandywine and other patriots<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNx1NvF1vxlUhm0d4AmlBN6d7vhSvi7PHKKfC5tBzXQt4rB0PU_UJNXh08fObarmbZaZfG98c0gbSSo-eObo5K5BahwDpfcucZ1CjoPcrl2qPDLMtvJh2WqGCVNhApT32_2RJ1dDE1cz-jC_GFmY_NMxq4ULj6KrNk9IwOaSvfVGysAwF9xxmb_DOp-Qo/s1490/Birmingham%20Twp.%20Brandywine%20Creek%20Ford%20c.1905%20pc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1490" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNx1NvF1vxlUhm0d4AmlBN6d7vhSvi7PHKKfC5tBzXQt4rB0PU_UJNXh08fObarmbZaZfG98c0gbSSo-eObo5K5BahwDpfcucZ1CjoPcrl2qPDLMtvJh2WqGCVNhApT32_2RJ1dDE1cz-jC_GFmY_NMxq4ULj6KrNk9IwOaSvfVGysAwF9xxmb_DOp-Qo/w640-h432/Birmingham%20Twp.%20Brandywine%20Creek%20Ford%20c.1905%20pc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3>A view of Brandywine Creek from about 1906. You are looking south toward Baltimore Pike. The pike is the bridge you see just right of center.<br /> </h3><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">NOTE: I need some help with a picture project. I have over 4000 pictures of Delco I have collected in over 50 years. What I need help with is location of these pictures. Many are postcards of Delco from over 100 years ago. What I need help with is the location. Many say for example things like " Lincoln Ave., Prospect Park". What I want to do is say for example :This is the odd side of Lincoln Ave. the 800 block looking north". Many of these old pictures are hardly recognizable today. I want to go all out to properly identify these pictures so 100 years from now people will know and understand where the picture was taken. What I'm looking for is people like postman or police etc. that know the streets and blocks etc. in their township or boro. If you interested in helping email me, Keith106@rcn.com</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Many soldiers etc. have been forgotten in the 250 years since the American Revolution. </span>Among them was Squire Thomas Cheyney of Thornbury Township, who was not
a soldier and did not take an active part in the Revolution, but, on the day of
the Battle of the Brandywine, he was able to warn Gen. Washington that the
British troops under Cornwallis had made a wide circle to the north, had
crossed Brandywine Creek, and were approaching rapidly from the north while the
Americans were expecting an attack from the west.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It happened this way:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Squire Cheyney who was well-known as a
Whig, or one of the party siding with the Americans, had been warned by his
friends to keep out of the way of the British for fear of arrest, when they
approached Kennett Square in September 1777.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Washington’s army was posted at Chadds Ford prepared to fight the
British if they tried to cross Brandywine Creek.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Cheyney heeded the advice of his friends and
on Sept. 10 went to visit a relative who lived at </span><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Marshalltown</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> in Chester
County.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">The next morning the two men
started out on horseback to visit a relative who lived at </span><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Marshalltown</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> in Chester
County.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">The next morning the two men
started out on horseback to visit the American camp.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">On the way, they caught a glimpse of a large
body of soldiers in scarlet coats, marching toward Jefferis ford on the east
branch of the Brandywine.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">When the two
men realized that the British were on their way to make a surprise attack on
the American army, they set off at top speed to warn Gen. Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Squire Cheyney was mounted on a sorrel
pacing-mare which soon left his companion’s slower horse far behind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Cheyney reached the camp, he tried at
first to warn Ge. Sullivan but was so rudely treated that he asked where he
could find Gen. Washington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he
found the general and told what he had seen, Washington seemed unwilling to
believe him, and some of the staff officers sneered at the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then the squire said to Washington, “If you
don’t believe me, sir, put me under guard until you can ask Anthony Wayne or
Persie Frazer if I am a man to be believed,” and to the officers he said, “I
would have you to know that I have this day’s work as much at heart as e’er a
one of you.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Finally, Cheyney drew a map in the dust
with a twig, showing where the British probable were at that moment, and this
convinced Washington that the story was true.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Scarcely had Washington accepted the
warning, when a message came from Gen. Sullivan that the British were
approaching the rear of his right wing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Washington set off at once for the danger
point and gave orders for disposing his forces to meet the attack but it was
too late to drive back the British and the Americans were compelled to retreat,
leaving the battleground in possession of the enemy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Squire Cheyney’s warning had come too late to
prevent defeat but it had saved the Americans from a complete surprise which
might have ended in the capture of their whole army.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Squire Cheyney’s warning to Washington was
not his only service to the American cause.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Soon after this incident, he was made a commissioner to seize the
property of persons found to be disloyal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Later he served as a civilian agent to collect and distribute supplies
for the Continental Army, as the American troops were called.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">When Cheyney mentioned Persie Frazer as
one who could vouch for his truthfulness, he was speaking of Colonel Persifor
Frazer, one of his neighbors, who was an officer in the American army.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frazer lived on the site of Sarum Forge in a
part of Aston which later became part of Thornbury.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had served on several committees formed to
protest against British treatment of the English colonists...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When war seemed certain, he began to organize
small groups to be ready for military duty, and soon joined others in
recruiting and drilling militia under the leadership of Anthony Wayne.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Colonel Frazer was captured by the British
after the Battle of the Brandywine, along with many other officers, and forced
to march with the enemy until they took Philadelphia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There the captured officers were locked up,
first in the State House, then in an inn from which Frazer escaped and slipped
through the British lines to rejoin the American army.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Another local patriot was Captain Thomas
Levis, who was well known in old Chester County for his support of the struggle
for independence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was born in the
Levis Homestead still standing in Springfield, which was built in 1686 by his
great-grandfather, Samuel Levis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was
active in his own community and held various including those of assessor,
treasurer, and county commissioner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">In June 1776, Levis represented Chester
County in the Provincial Conference of Committees of the Province of
Pennsylvania, held in Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia, and with four men from
other counties was appointed to draw up a Declaration of Rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This set forth the grievances that had been
put upon the English colonists by the British king.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">It is a tradition in Levis’s family that
when the Revolution began, he said he would hang up his Quaker garb, put on the
clothes of a soldier, and fight for his country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He became a captain of militia and served
throughout the war.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Cheyney, Frazer, and Levis were all aiding
the Continental army in some way, but there was another kind of help which was
just as important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was the raising
of money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the war broke out, the
Americans did not have an army.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Money
was needed to buy arms and ammunition, to pay for the food, clothing, and
blankets being collected for an army, and to pay the soldiers who were being
recruited and trained.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">As the Continental Congress did not have
power to lay taxes, funds were raised by asking people to give or lend money to
Congress to pay the expenses of the war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In Pennsylvania, Robert Morris was the leader in raising funds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of those who assisted Morris was Thomas
Leiper, who subscribed large sums of money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Leiper lived in Philadelphia at the time, but had mills and quarries
near Crum Creek and later built a house and lived there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">The financing of the war was aided also by
the skill and honesty of Thomas and Mark Wilcox, owners of Ivy Paper Mill in
Concord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To them was entrusted the task of
making to pay the debts of the new nation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Wilcox’s’ had reason to be proud of their record of accounting for
every sheet of banknote paper made in their mill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None was ever lost or stolen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For their loyal service to their country,
they belong on a list of Delaware County patriots.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></p><br /><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-72666122429337103592023-12-15T17:06:00.000-08:002023-12-15T17:06:59.107-08:00William Penn Charters two villages<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLceWE4eSJpvjLT7RY8Y455l8F9sMAp7cS3x6BKf-_erU3RWsHav_4C1a9Hrit13tYFMnPl5dTIN9ScON_IfehP44ZeXirFatUdswWEQRjANS0rxLHrX1nHqy0-ydxAp_NkGEye4Z5U6E2XWkKNFH3BO99ISZQUjt_ntHO9UidTjrIv5PE9ehRve4JGqw/s1412/Marcus%20Hook%20Pa.%20Fishing%20Boats%20c.1908%20pc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1412" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLceWE4eSJpvjLT7RY8Y455l8F9sMAp7cS3x6BKf-_erU3RWsHav_4C1a9Hrit13tYFMnPl5dTIN9ScON_IfehP44ZeXirFatUdswWEQRjANS0rxLHrX1nHqy0-ydxAp_NkGEye4Z5U6E2XWkKNFH3BO99ISZQUjt_ntHO9UidTjrIv5PE9ehRve4JGqw/w640-h440/Marcus%20Hook%20Pa.%20Fishing%20Boats%20c.1908%20pc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">It is very hard to imagine that some 120 years ago Marcus Hook was just a small quiet little fishing town on the Delaware River. That changed in the 1920;s when numerous businesses made Marcus Hook their home. The above post card is from 1908.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><b>CHARTERS
FROM WILLIAM PENN</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"> Three hundred and Twenty two years ago, William
Penn granted charters to two Delaware County villages, giving them the status
of boroughs and confirming their rights as market towns, with the privilege of
having weekly market days, and holding annual fairs. These two villages were Marcus Hook,
chartered Sept. 12 and Chester on Oct. 31, 1701.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"> The people of Marcus Hook had asked
William Penn to make their village a market town. The charter as drawn up expressed the
Proprietor’s will that the borough should be called Chichester, and gave exact
boundaries and measurements of the land to be included, listing the names of
the streets and fixing the exact location of the market place. It granted the right to hold a free market in
the said market place on the sixth day of every week, to buy and sell all
manner of provisions and other necessaries of life, and named Walter Martin to
be clerk thereof. Power was grated to
hold a public fair on the 29<sup>th</sup> day of September and the two days
following in every year, provided that there should be no unlawful sports,
etc. Here follows a list of forbidden
practices with provisions for regulation of the fairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"> The charter of the borough of Chester
was granted by William Penn in response to a petition from the inhabitants that
he confirm unto them a privilege granted some years earlier by the Lieut.
Governor and Council: namely, the right
to hold a weekly market and two fairs each year. This petition was inspired by the fear that
marketing privileges just granted to Marcus Hook might interfere with Chester’s
importance as a market town. In the
charter, Penn referred to his first regulation and division of the counties of
his Providence, by which “the Townsted or Village then having the name of
Upland should be called Chester.” The
charter decreed that the said town be erected into a borough “which shall
extend from the River Delaware two miles backwards into the Woods, and shall be
bounded Eastward with the west side of Ridley Creek, and westward with the East
side of Chester Creek to the said extent of two miles backwards from the River
and shall ever hereafter be called Chester.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"> The document is too long to be quoted
fully here, as it set forth in detail how the borough was to be governed, but
one clause has special interest. It
confirmed the right of the inhabitants of Chester “to hold and keep within the
said Town in every week of the Year one Market on the fifth Day of the week of
the Year one Market on the fifth Day of the Week called Thursday, and to
continue that Day and two Days after; and the other of the said Fairs to begin
the fifth Day of October and to continue until the seventh Day of the same
Month.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"> The old market house which once stood
in the middle of Market Square, at 3<sup>rd</sup> and Market Streets in
Chester, was built in 1744 and stood until 1857, according to the late Dr. Anna
Broomall, once curator for this Society.
In a description of the ancient building, she said: “The first story, the market, was built of
brick with arches on the sides; the frame second story on the northern end was
added in 1830 for a council chamber and Public Library with an entrance by an
outside stairway on the southeast corner.
The town Pillory and Stocks stood in Market Square.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2doO6LEnv3S07n5NgOsazzzzvNr0bUyNrBHpUYRboteS6Uovqvr8P2gDoqQYVcFBCaqg5zzexvTx4f0QePcQaBeUmSOMLJGK4XjHju6rUmolYksDirIplrANV3ISlsvpy4cadYx57w32u6N5GyrYui7nEDgL_ZUkci7sbpHGcUI1G8055b7OJMCI0MI/s1650/RCSP%20Booklet%20flyer(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2doO6LEnv3S07n5NgOsazzzzvNr0bUyNrBHpUYRboteS6Uovqvr8P2gDoqQYVcFBCaqg5zzexvTx4f0QePcQaBeUmSOMLJGK4XjHju6rUmolYksDirIplrANV3ISlsvpy4cadYx57w32u6N5GyrYui7nEDgL_ZUkci7sbpHGcUI1G8055b7OJMCI0MI/w494-h640/RCSP%20Booklet%20flyer(1).jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-31120756182400572232023-12-08T16:31:00.000-08:002023-12-08T16:31:41.767-08:00Rose Valley Boro soon to be 100 years old!!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZD1GkrVhmh63c_M4MVXwyvpZLyT_1WnPZuUY0mzthqxNRsbHVmAPBAEDVfs5rU1VaStDiNJ5xu6z721XKo7qTeyM_74WuZbfBri8SNF6U2qnHVK-eFetv9HPaClCRJrKaoWnMWz3_lgHZlrc0-cZ_SgMM0VmzvUCoEjWeDVPaUYw0rJ2vPoMg0JSGoI/s1635/Rose%20Valley%20Pa.%20Moylan%20Swinging%20Bridge%20b&w%20c.1912%20pc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1635" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZD1GkrVhmh63c_M4MVXwyvpZLyT_1WnPZuUY0mzthqxNRsbHVmAPBAEDVfs5rU1VaStDiNJ5xu6z721XKo7qTeyM_74WuZbfBri8SNF6U2qnHVK-eFetv9HPaClCRJrKaoWnMWz3_lgHZlrc0-cZ_SgMM0VmzvUCoEjWeDVPaUYw0rJ2vPoMg0JSGoI/w640-h396/Rose%20Valley%20Pa.%20Moylan%20Swinging%20Bridge%20b&w%20c.1912%20pc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h4> A view of Ridley Creek in Rose Valley Boro, The exact location is unknown/ A postcard from c.1912</h4><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: center;">Note: Rose Valley will be 100 years old this December 23. When it was incorporated only about 250 people lived there.</h4><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">CHESTER
TIMES<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> December 21, 1923 </span></h3><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></p><h1><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> DELAWARE COUNTY HAS NEW BOROUGH</span></h1><h2><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Decree
Incorporating Rose Valley Signed by Judge Johnson</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One of the most exclusive boroughs,
viewed from certain anglers, came into being Saturday when Judge Johnson signed
a decree incorporating “Rose Valley Borough.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This section of Delaware County for
some time has been a haven of lawyers, physicians, artists, sculptors, poets,
actors, playwrights and representatives of other arts and professions and is
located along Crum Creek in one of the prettiest spots in southeastern
Pennsylvania.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As it is incorporated, it takes in a
part of Nether Providence and Middletown Townships, with 300 acres constituting
its dimensions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has an assessed
valuation of $275,000, which is one-length of the entire assessed valuation of
Nether Providence Township.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The 250 inhabitants for some time have
expressed a desire to form a distinct settlement, apart from the outlying
portions of the township close by, but opposition developed on the part of
certain land owners, who did not desire to join this rather ornate local
Bohemia, Moylan, Lansdale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mrs. Julia
Binney and Julius Gilmet were among those who refused to sign the petition for
incorporation and they were finally placated by being permitted to remain
outside of the proposed borough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
petitioners were represented in court by J. Borton Weeks and Maurice Bower
Saul, the latter a resident of Rose Valley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>An election of officers will take place early in January.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2>If you are still looking for a Xmas gift, read below. Still a few copies left!!</h2><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnNYTZd9QhUWm1fIZkQ88STFwXDOn-CoikDVVOTZvyO-EdCaKXdX8Z6aZN6SkVKvb1M3W7XbmbQuvYxmGVY9Z6SjsdVuegKk3vVl2PFuhp9op-INgfvtVNbKp06kBJ7iPEHeWS4LZ-RwgwBx3RKfxOPr5Cf2_-_INKQon-GIemrxxk_2LEPjvf9Q4Tms/s1650/RCSP%20Booklet%20flyer(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnNYTZd9QhUWm1fIZkQ88STFwXDOn-CoikDVVOTZvyO-EdCaKXdX8Z6aZN6SkVKvb1M3W7XbmbQuvYxmGVY9Z6SjsdVuegKk3vVl2PFuhp9op-INgfvtVNbKp06kBJ7iPEHeWS4LZ-RwgwBx3RKfxOPr5Cf2_-_INKQon-GIemrxxk_2LEPjvf9Q4Tms/w494-h640/RCSP%20Booklet%20flyer(1).jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br />Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-64932620660563324162023-12-01T16:46:00.000-08:002023-12-01T16:46:21.180-08:0069th Street Trolley Lines 100 years ago<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftuUawxnAlj1E9Gsy4An9VnVKuouSBDQkRNFypEXo6DYNvQLipTm8pPWUHAD8pb-bfyfw2FTdz9SVen9p4iH-KjAbdOqUkpJ0uK96oNZr_kAUSUNWcs-hE39qdEtlVoI-75xOxK6e0mqnoHovLklEU_ZXfslmd9AZVnXCgOcu4vr6VDPIpXZb6J7daco/s931/U.%20Darby%20Twp.%2069th%20St.%20terminal%20c.1908%20p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="931" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftuUawxnAlj1E9Gsy4An9VnVKuouSBDQkRNFypEXo6DYNvQLipTm8pPWUHAD8pb-bfyfw2FTdz9SVen9p4iH-KjAbdOqUkpJ0uK96oNZr_kAUSUNWcs-hE39qdEtlVoI-75xOxK6e0mqnoHovLklEU_ZXfslmd9AZVnXCgOcu4vr6VDPIpXZb6J7daco/w640-h424/U.%20Darby%20Twp.%2069th%20St.%20terminal%20c.1908%20p.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">An early view, c.1910 of the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby. In the early days trolleys went <br />everywhere in Delaware County the article below will give some ideas.</h3><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">MANY TOWNS NEAR TO CHESTER REACHED FROM SIXTY-NINTH
TERMINAL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A STUDY OF THE SITUATION – The fine
Union Station at Sixty-Ninth Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Philadelphia really means a great deal more to Delaware County real
estate than even its substantial line would indicate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Few pay much attention to it, or give any
thought to it at all, further than to make the change to the point at which
they are aiming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its greatest value to
the community is the fact that it has made development possible to a great
range of suburban county for a distance of 15, or perhaps, 20 miles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Take, for instance, the stretch of the
old West Chester Pike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To that it means
as much, or more, than to any of the attractive outlying points.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is considered a few years ago country
forever, and how it come into the market, and very much into the market.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Not so many years ago even young people
can remember the end of the Market Street line at Sixty-Third Street, and how
everyone who had the courage to go to West Chester that way, slighted in the
road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was bad at any reason of the
year, the car was seldom there, and if it was the rush for it ended “in the
survival of the fittest,” and many had many had to stand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Contrast this with conditions
today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The line is now run by
electricity with crowds, of course, at the rush hours, but in the main, with
good accommodation – only thirty minutes from Front and Market Streets,
Philadelphia, and then a comfortable station to wait in, and good cars to all
points on a schedule that means something.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A passing view of some of the sections
is all that is possible, only a few of the activities being stated as well as
sales.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DREXEL
HILL</b> – At this point a very desirable tract of land is being developed by George
W; Statzell. The entire property contains about 30 acres.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the highest point in the vicinity and
the Delaware River is clearly seen from any part of the property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The scheme is based on a division into
one-half acre tracts and upwards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Many attractive dwellings have already
been built, and the land is selling at $3000 to $4000 per acre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Buyers locating at this point will be in easy
distance of the proposed new golf course if plans now under consideration are
carried out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MEDIA
–</b> This morning a new trolley line was put in operation from the Sixty-Ninth
Street terminal direct to Media, connecting that attractive borough with the
Market Street ferries and with the center of the city of Philadelphia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The running tie from Sixty-Ninth Street to
Media will be 30 minutes and the fare ten cents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This line will open up to the highest
development a virgin section running about one mile north of the Baltimore
Pike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A syndicate has been formed and
has been very active in acquiring property for development, the following
properties have so far been purchased.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Property of Lizzie G. Worrell, 120
acres, on Springfield Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>James S. Austin, 74 acres, on
Springfield Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Simon Bennett, et.al. 103 acres on
State Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Jen Jensen, 3 acres on Springfield Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Samuel G. Hart, 53 acres on Springfield
Road and Powell Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Directly opposite to this property is a
tract of 92 acres on which an option is held.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This, with additional land available – in all, 120 acres – is under
consideration by a prominent Philadelphia golf association.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Should it be determined upon, it will be one
of the finest courses near the city.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Further to the north, between Media and
Newtown Square, Samuel M. Vauclain has purchased the following property:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>From Nathan L. Pratt, 150 acres on Newtown Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>William Bartram estate, 160 acres on Line Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Springfield Water Company, 100 acres on Bishop Hollow Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jesse L. Grim, 147 acres on Bishop Hollow Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Dr. Samuel Trimble, 107 acres on Bishop Hollow Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>These purchases combined, make a
holding of 550 acres in Marple and Newtown Townships and the land was acquired
at from $200 to $300 per acre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
property adjoins Crum Creek and also some of the finest estates near
Media.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Large residence will be built
upon the site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. Vaughan is the
general manager of the Baldwin Locomotive Works.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Other sales show as follows:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>February 3, 1909, residence and 53 acres of
ground, purchased by George H. Schott for $53,000; May 23, 1910, the Clothier
residence at Media was sold by S. T. Freeman & Co. comprising large stone
dwelling, stable and outbuildings and 40 acres of ground for $25,600.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NEWTOWN
SQUARE</b> – It has been definitely announced by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company that the Main Line is to be electrified as far as Paoli.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next section, it is believed will be the
central division of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Company, on which are located some of the finest suburban settlements in and
around Philadelphia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Newtown square has many attractive farm
and suburban properties and more inquiry it noted her than for some time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>December 19, 1911, a sale of 211 acres
appears on the West Chester Pike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Edgar
C. Howard to Thomas D. Wood, at about $600 an acre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fine property known as “Greenland” is
held at $800 per acre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Conditions are
promising for an active market when spring opens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LANSDOWNE</b>
– one of the noted sections in the nearby suburbs, where a marked development
has been made in the last year, is Lansdowne, located as it is only seven miles
from Broad Street Station, on the central division of the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Railroad.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This community affords every
convenience for the seeker of suburban homes, large or small, and can be
reached by train in 13 minutes from Broad Street station, and by several
trolleys with good running time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The country is rolling, draining into
the valleys of Cobb’s Creek and Darby Creek, and is from 150 to 250 feet above
tidewater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every convenience can be had
– water, gas, electricity, tidewater sewage, schools, trust companies and
general merchandise stores.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One of the many attractive portion of
Lansdowne is the southerly side of the railroad along Lincoln Avenue east at
Wycombe Avenue and about six minutes from the station, and a very short
distance from the Country Club of Lansdowne, which contains one of the finest
nine-hole golf courses in this part of the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A very fine class of dwellings has been
erected on lots 50 by 150m, houses being placed 40 feet back from the street,
which is 50 feet wide thus giving ample room for the fine lawns and shrubbery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Properties are for sale now in
Lansdowne, conditions are the best and the outlook all that could be wished.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">YEADON</b>
– This little suburb lies practically between Lansdowne and Darby, with which
it is connected by the Darby and Lansdowne trolley, which, however, stop at the
borough line, the Burgess and the powers in Lansdowne refusing their consent to
have it go further.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It connects at the
station in Darby with Philadelphia, Media and Chester.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Land at this point is valuable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sold in 1904 at $800 per acre, as shown in
the sale of 21 acres by the estate of Joel J. Bailey, to George J. Haehn for
$12,129.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some portions near Yeadon are
much sought for on account of available sites for factory purposes, but, of
course, sells at much higher figures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SWARTHMORE
–</b> Swarthmore is a collegiate suburb and has grown a great deal in recent
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many fine dwellings and handsome
homes have been erected. The short run from the city makes it extremely desirable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some trouble, however, is caused by the
scarcity of coaches, on the trains, especially on Sunday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friends often with their entire families,
after spending a most enjoyable day in the country, find every seat
filled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such a condition does much to
disenchant the city man or woman.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Richard G. Parker tract on
Swarthmore Avenue and River Avenue, is now being developed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It lies north of the station.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dwellings will contain “the last word in
real estate” of their class.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WALLINGFORD
</b>– Wallingford, too, is getting into the land activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Purchases have been made by T. Elwood Allison
of a tract of ten acres adjoining Wallingford station now being developed into
the finest kind of a residential section.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had also purchased Richard A. Downing’s farms of 54 acres on
Wallingford and Plush Mill Roads, as well as the Twaddell farm on Baltimore
Pike, containing 49 acres.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The new
trolley road to Media runs direct through this property.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MOYLAN
</b>– In the Rose Valley section of Moylan, Charles J. Schoen has purchased
Bancroft lower bank, farm, on Brook Have Road and Ridley Creek Road, 215
acres.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Old “Ted Morden Hall” is located
upon the property and has been remodeled into one of the show places of the
vicinity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will be remembered that
this dwelling dates back to the Revolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mr. Schoen’s own residence is known as
“Schoenhaus,” on the Rose Valley Road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Adjoining it is the studio and residence of Mrs. A. B. Stephens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Desirable property through this section
is now held at $2000 per acre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A sale
was recorded June 220, 1912, at Manchester and Idllewild Avenues of a stone
residence and stable and one acre by Dr. William A. Phraener for $15,000.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DARBY</b>
– Another center for the various systems of trolley lines is the borough of
Darby, containing about 6000 residents, and being practically a part of
Philadelphia, with all the conveniences of a large city.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The dwelling proposition in Darby is
largely constructed upon terraces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
of them have two and even three sets of steps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All local interests report an exceptionally good winter along the lines
of realty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is little for sale, but
the usual amount is for rent, which according to present indications, will all
be taken up in the next 60 days.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Several building operations are under
way, one of ten dwellings near Darby station at Third and Pine Streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Four of these are nearly finished, and they
will sell at about $2200.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another
operation about to be begun at Seventh and Walnut Streets is to be of 12
dwellings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On Darby Heights, just west of Darby
proper, an operation of 20 dwellings, two story, porch front and terraces, has
just been started by Frank Rhoads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
will be very attractive in appearance and will sell for about $2200 each.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It has been found that dwellings of
this size are very much needed and that the demand is growing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Darby is still hoping for the elevated
railroad out Woodland Avenue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Local
leaders are still working for it, and they think it is bound to come.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Double tracks are about to be laid on
Chester Pike from Darby to Chester.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
matter, it is believed, has been definitely determined upon, and as the work
will start soon, this will help, as does everything, even the smallest
betterment in service, to real estate conditions at outlying points<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-78644013225474473182023-11-24T15:26:00.000-08:002023-11-24T15:28:28.423-08:00Indian History In Delaware County ! Names etc.<p style="text-align: center;"></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1635" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEAc7buNhM2XCPdw5rP7Z_BcSnsKvWelVWqXM7zEJxZkFvVTSNZehdlG7Uq4KVL2DxHqvsDNog3YKCnK4cthRaj4laVRHzAvq1jSL2AYugA-KZE9bEv5kIjZXqRP8zLl5khTRDR4qe6uU3C8AkH-4YHHUF-wiyfsWGryL3gXWA7tOJqxmLV5aoKIoWng/w640-h382/Tinicum%20Twp.%20Boat%20houses%20on%20west%20side%20of%20Darby%20Creek%20c.1920%20p.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">This is a 120 plus picture of boathouses on the west side of Darby Creek in Tinicum Twp. You can see the railroad tracks in the foreground. This is from a group of glass plate pictures I bought years ago,</span><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Note: This is a nice look back on Indians in Delco. from names etc. Please share.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">TRACES OF INDIANS
IN DELAWARE COUNTY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Anyone exploring 20<sup>th</sup>
Century Delaware County would find few reminders of the Indians who owned the
land 300 years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recent maps show a
few authentic Indian names:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lenni, a
village in Middletown, and Lenape, just across the Brandywine in Chester
County, together give the name of the Algonquin tribe that lived in Delaware
County when the first Europeans came.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Later they became known as the Delawares, after the English renamed the
river which the Dutch and Swedes had called South River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tinicum comes from Tenakong, the Indian name
for the island on which the Swedes, under Gov. Printz, founded the first
permanent settlement in Pennsylvania.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Muckinipattus Creek is the only stream
in the county which retains its Indian name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Naamans Creek was named for a chieftain whose speech at a great council
held at Tinicum in 1654 kept peace between the Lenni Lenapes and the
Swedes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was he who confirmed the
purchases of land made earlier by the Swedes on which they based the claim that
had long been disputed by the Dutch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Secane, a station on the Media Branch
P.R.R., was named for one of the Indian chiefs with whom William Penn made a
treaty in 1883 for purchase of the land between the Schuylkill River and
Chester Creek.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That treaty begins:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“We, Secane and Icquoquehan, Indian
Shackemakers and right owners of ye Lands Lying between Manaiunk, alias
Schuylkill, and Macopanackhan, alias Chester River does . . . hereby grant and
sell all our Right and Title in ye said Landes,” etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Incidentally, the consideration was specified
quantities of wampum, duffils (wooden goods), blankets, kettles, and guns, but
no rum, which the while man had learned to withhold from the Indians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By this deed, most of the present area of
Delaware County was acquitted by Penn.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Wawa, name of another P.R.R. station,
is an Indian word meaning “wild goose,” but it apparently has no particular
association with the county history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Aronimink, the name of a golf club
located in Newtown Square, also the name of an Upper Darby community in which
the club formerly had its course, is an Indian word meaning “by the beaver
dam,” or “the place of the beaver.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its
association with Delaware County began in 1900, when the Aronimink Golf Club of
Philadelphia gave up its site on 49<sup>th</sup> Street opposite the old
Belmont Cricket Club, to which many of its members had belonged, and merged
with groups from the Lansdowne County Club and the Bala Golf Club to found a
new club in Drexel Hill with the old name, Aronimink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Research on the history of this name, with
the assistance of JM. G. Marquissee, Secretary, and Freas B. Snyder, led to two
sources:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, the original club site
in Philadelphia was a farm located in the Indian village of Arunnamink, which
lay south of Woodland Avenue between Karakung or Cobbs Creek, and the
Schuylkill River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both the village and a
stream of the same name are shown on old maps, with variations in the spelling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The second possible source was the name
of Chief Aronimink, an elderly Indian boy, near 54<sup>th</sup> Street and
Whitby Avenue, in the 90’s .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is
also the possibility that his name came originally from the village.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Though the name Aronimink did not
belong to early Delaware County, it seems desirable to preserve it among traces
of the Indians since it was a Lenni Lenape name and belonged to a village so
close to the county border that its inhabitants might have had daily
association with their cousins across the Kerakung.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These newer associations will at least keep
the name alive and not allow it to be lost to memory as have so many of the
Indian village names, including Conquannock, where Penn built early
Philadelphia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In searching for traces of Indian occupier
historians have tried to locate old trails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Some believe that all early roads were laid on Indian trails, among the
meandering courses of old roads to prover their theory, but early court records
show that many of the first highways were laid out under rules made by the
courts to carry roads from one plantation to another in the general direction
desired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No doubt, well-worn trails were
used when possible, but travel was so difficult I pioneer days that roads wound
this way and that to avoid hazards presented by swamps, woods, and steep hills,
or to bring the traveler to a ford when the trail crossed a stream, in the days
before ferries and bridges were established.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Smith’s “Map of Early Settlements shows
the Great Trail of the Minquas from the Susquehanna River to thee
Schuylkill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Minquas were Indians of
the Susquehannock tribe, belonging to the Iroquois group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were fierce and unfriendly, quite unlike
the peaceable Delawares whom they held in subjection, jeering at them with
impunity, calling them “cowards” and “women,” and coming to hunt in their
territory whenever game was scarce in their own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the spring they came down to the
Schuylkill to take the shad coming up the river to spawns, and at intervals
came down to Ft. Beverside on the Schuylkill with thousands of beaver skins for
trade with the Dutch and Swedes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This trail entered the county at the N.
E corner of Thornbury, and extended southeastward through Edgmont, Middletown,
Nether Providence, Springfield, Ridley and Darby to Karakung, where it turned
south and met Minquas Creek, now called Mingo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The site of this trail has been marked
with two monuments:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one on the
Wilmington Pike south of West Chester; the other in Rose Valley, not far from
Hedgerow Theater.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>More tangible evidence that this was
Indian country may be found in the collections of Indian relics which are still
treasured in many Delaware County homes, as well as in local museums.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These were gathered through the years by
farmers who turned them up in their fields, or by youthful collectors who knew
many places where they could dig up a rich harvest of arrowheads spear points,
stone axes, and crude pottery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today
such treasures are rather scarce, but in 1943 an important discovery was made
in two rock shelters near Broomall, by three local residents who found an Indian
burial site while hunting for arrowheads.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When they realized that their discovery
might have significance for archeologists, they reported it to the director of
the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania, who assigned a member of his
staff to supervise the excavation and study the findings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a careful survey of the site had been
made, the whole collection of relics was removed and placed among the permanent
exhibits of the museum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Since these were the first Indian
shelters I Delaware County to bed uncovered and studied scientifically, the
discovery was historically important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is believed that the shelters were used o winter hunting trips by Lenni Lenape
Indians whose permanent villages were near the shores of the Delaware.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The completeness of the collection and the
fact that it had been undisturbed for more than three centuries made it
possible for the museum staff to reconstruct a phase of Indian life which
throws new light on the early history of Delaware County.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The passing of the Indians from the
eastern seaboard was inevitable, as settlements multiplied, and the European
population grew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Delaware always
lived peaceably with their white neighbors, partly because they were not
war-like, but principally because the white settlers treated them kindly and
paid for the land on which they settled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The treaties made by William Penn secured peace for Pennsylvania for
many years until the outbreak of the French and Indian War threatened all of
the colonies with the horrors of Indian warfare, though it never touched
Delaware County.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By 1775 the Delawares had all moved
westward to sparsely settled land, excepting a few individuals who continued to
live a free life on land where they were protected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to local historians, one little
group consisting of Andrew, Isaac his son, and two sisters, Nanny and Betty,
one of whom was Andrew’s wife, lived part of the time in Aston, where they had
a wigwam on Chester Creek, as late as 1770.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They spent part of their time in another camp on Lownes Run near Joseph
Gibbons’ house in Springfield.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Probably
Andrew, Isaac, and Nany are the same Indians who lived on Thomas Minshall’s
land near Dismal Run, until Andrew died in 1780.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was buried in Middletown Friends Burying
Ground, and the others joined their tribe in New Jersey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Dr. George Smith is authority for the
statement that Indian Nelly, who had a cabin near Shipley farm in Springfield,
as late as 1810, was the last of her race in the county.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-46504944347623341292023-11-17T15:16:00.000-08:002023-11-17T15:16:36.099-08:00Some Delco "Customs" that have long vanished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXITB0ZsudbPjdcRxlltmZiS0rQcv5E4LIcoo5nrHhxL_mlByS-IESlN30DjrYBbJqXK7iZrNFla6A80s91nxsfRTS4nNzMJWjkeAK8zkKxAT66qAXR9QF0E3OM0vP3zibTMDO5U9yveudFT-9zi7MQpO_GB4EQMuqIgfqbzVVe56xvheFTxVm8rrHJLA/s1641/Chester%20Pa.%20West%209th%20St.%20showing%20high%20school%20c.1909%20pc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1641" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXITB0ZsudbPjdcRxlltmZiS0rQcv5E4LIcoo5nrHhxL_mlByS-IESlN30DjrYBbJqXK7iZrNFla6A80s91nxsfRTS4nNzMJWjkeAK8zkKxAT66qAXR9QF0E3OM0vP3zibTMDO5U9yveudFT-9zi7MQpO_GB4EQMuqIgfqbzVVe56xvheFTxVm8rrHJLA/w640-h384/Chester%20Pa.%20West%209th%20St.%20showing%20high%20school%20c.1909%20pc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">A Chester postcard from about 1920. The card shows West Ninth St. and the old Chester High School on the far left. Ninth St. was a street everyone wanted to live on.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Note: This article is from the Chester Times date unknown but probably from the 1920's. Delaware County was growing by leaps and bounds and this article talks about Delco "Customs" that were disappearing. Customs dating back to when Delco was mostly farms and had traveling salesman. Please read a fun look back.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">SOME VANISHING
CUSTOMS</span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In days gone by, one of the sure signs
of approaching spring, along with the sound of frogs croaking in the marshes,
and the sight of children jumping rope and playing marbles, was the appearance
of the organ grinder with his monkey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
was a jolly, good-natured man who traveled on foot along city streets and
country roads, stopping now and then to grind out a few lively tunes on the
organ which he carried, strapped to his back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was a picturesque figure, dressed in rather shabby clothing, but his
gay, red vest and the feather in his hat gave him a dressed-up air.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Perched on top of the organ or sitting
on his master’s shoulder, was the organ-grinder’s monkey, dressed in a little
red suit and wearing a round, red at.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Around his neck was a leather collar to which a long, thin chain was
attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When the music began, people came out
of their houses to listen, and children came running from every direction to
dance and skip to the gay tunes, or to watch the monkey perform his little
tricks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the show came to an end and
the audience applauded, the monkey would make a bow, take off his cap, then
walk around holding it out for the pennies and nickels people gave him to carry
to the organ grinder.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the days before trolleys, buses, and
automobiles made traveling easy, the organ grinder was just one of the people
who went on foot from house to house, trying to make a living by selling
something or performing a service for a small fee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was the Banana Man, for instance, who
carried on one shoulder a great, heavy basket filled with ripe bananas, laid
between layers of clean, dry hay to keep them from being bruised.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These he sold for a penny apiece, or ten
cents a dozen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There were other peddlers who carried
their stock in a basket or rolled up in a pack to be carried on the back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They offered an assortment of household
needs, such as needles, thread, buttons, pins, calico and other dress goods,
handkerchiefs, and small kitchen utensils.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>People depended on the peddlers because stores were far apart,
especially in the farming country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Another familiar figure in days gone by
was the Scissors Grinder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His grindstone
was set in a wooden frame which he carried on his back as he trudged along,
ringing a large handbell and shouting “Scissors to grind!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scissors and knives!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If any one came out with something to
sharpen, he would quickly slip out of the straps that held the grindstone to
his back, sharpen what was handed to him, collect the money, and hurry away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Umbrella Mender was another
itinerant workman who went from house to house in city and country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He carried a pack on his b ack which
contained his tools and some old umbrellas and spare parts to be used in making
repairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In one hand he carried the
small lamp which he used to heat his soldering iron.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A good umbrella mender was always busy,
because an umbrella was a family possession that was expected to last for many
years and repairing one required skill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sometimes an umbrella man would mend holes in tin utensils.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a very useful part of his trade, for
tin pots and pans and the big tin wash boilers in use did not wear as well or
last as long as the iron utensils they replaced.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The tin ware salesman carried on a
flourishing trade in the latter half of the 1800’s, as can be learned from
diaries and correspondence of that period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Tin Peddler, as he was called, carried his stock of tin pots and
pans in small, light wagon with a top, drawn by an old horse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tin ware was hung all over the frame of
the wagon and the clatter of pots and pans could be heard long before the team
came into view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tin peddler was a
welcome visitor, and was especially popular with the women, because he brought
to the remote farms and villages the shiny tin ware that was so much easier to
handle than the heavy iron pots and kettles that had been used for many
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like all itinerant tradesmen, he
brought the news he had gathered in his travels, which was a great treat to
people who had no telephones, no daily newspapers, and no radio sets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The disappearance of these traveling
tradesmen has been gradual, brought about by building developments, better
transportation, and a host of inventions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perhaps they may still be seen in country more remote than Delaware
County is now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-90684771733098651852023-11-10T14:04:00.001-08:002023-11-10T14:04:21.458-08:00Some Delco Court Cases from 100 plus years ago!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGzWz-VNjs7pmdRSG_WcoWCD7VHSpdk8H4PKohnHpk_iKen0bmreXtiX0HXCGgeiewDo4dqVnsLyOweyQSNO06GrWLT0iJumlZH9HGRFV_Nf0PHrlr5KeQZ7wVtwzItTg0R0P8Kd3SXSjATS0Vzm8qHfPKSNtCFb1a310hUZYFWQDuU9t-CGfPwDocOE/s1699/Collingdale%20Pa.%20Parker%20Ave.%20c.1895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1699" data-original-width="1331" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGzWz-VNjs7pmdRSG_WcoWCD7VHSpdk8H4PKohnHpk_iKen0bmreXtiX0HXCGgeiewDo4dqVnsLyOweyQSNO06GrWLT0iJumlZH9HGRFV_Nf0PHrlr5KeQZ7wVtwzItTg0R0P8Kd3SXSjATS0Vzm8qHfPKSNtCFb1a310hUZYFWQDuU9t-CGfPwDocOE/w502-h640/Collingdale%20Pa.%20Parker%20Ave.%20c.1895.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">The above picture shows Parker Ave. aka now MacDade Blvd in Collingdale, the exact location is unknown. The picture is from about 1900.<br /></h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><b>CHESTER
TIMES </b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><b> March 29, 1911 </b></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">MRS. SCHREINER AWARDED “FOXY”</span></h1>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"> “Foxy” is no common little one dollar
dog. Banish the thought. True, it is that a note of that denomination
was paid for “Foxy” when he was a puppy and the small boy who made the sale
joyfully went off his way with the money stuffed safely in his picket. “Foxy” has grown since then, and a proud
little god he is. He has cost much more
than the original price paid for him. In
fact, $450 would hardly cover the cost, but the owner, Mrs. Emma Schreiner of
Collingdale, does not have that price to pay, as a large portion of it falls on
Harry W. Tyler, a Darby Township builder, who also laid claim to the
collie. It took twelve good and true men
to decide the ownership of “Foxy,” and they rendered a verdict as a jury yesterday
afternoon deciding that the dog is the property of Mrs. Schreiner. The case was on trial the previous day and
was concluded yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"> AN EXPENSIVE CASE – To decide the
ownership of the dog Judge Johnson had to occupy the bench for two days, about
thirty witnesses were present in court for two days, receiving fees and
mileage, four lawyers were engaged, and a jury had to serve. Besides these expenses there were
incidentals. The county will have to pay
for nearly all the amount owed to the jurors, who received $2.50 a day. The loser of the litigation will pay the
witness fees and general expenses. Each
party pays the attorneys. Mrs. Schreiner,
who secured the dog in the replevin suit, had to pay $40 for its keep during
the litigation, which has lasted for a year.
She also had to put up a large bond for the dog. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"> J. H. Hinkson, J. DeHaven Ledward and
Hiram Hathaway were attorneys for Mrs. Schreiner and William Taylor was
attorney for Mr. Tyler.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"> In the suit of James Holstrom, Inc.
against Catherine A. Dougherty of Chester, judgment was entered in open court
yesterday awarding the plaintiff $185.65.
The suit was on a promissory note and the amount claimed was
$205.21. The agreement to enter the
judgment was reached yesterday. A. A.
Cochran, Esq. represented the plaintiff, and John E. McDonough, Esq. the
defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"> Before Judge William B. Broomall one
case was tried yesterday, that of F. A. North & Sons against Mrs. C.
Hockery of Strafford. Mrs. Hockery was
purchasing a piano on a lease and had not paid at regular intervals. The payment had been overdue but the piano
company, which is located in Philadelphia, did not take any action. When there was but $14 left to be paid the
company replevin the piano. The piano
was returned to Mrs. Hockery. The company
sued not only to secure the $14 but to secure the piano, which is possible
under the leases. The jury returned a
verdict for the defendant. J. E.
McDonough, Esq. represented the plaintiff and Ernest L. Green, Esq., the
defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">LAST CASE FOR TRIAL – The last case for
trial this week in civil court was begun yesterday afternoon before Judge
Johnson.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">All the evidence was completed
with the exception of that of one witness, leaving the argument and charge for
today.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">The suit is that of George
Roberts Powell against Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">On May 9, 1910, a borrowed horse attached to
a wagon was struck by a P. R. T. Car on Main Street, Darby, and Powell was
thrown out of the wagon and hurt, for which injuries he sues for damages,
claiming negligence upon the part of the company.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">The company denied that there had been any
negligence upon its part.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">William
Taylor, Esq. represents the plaintiff and William I. Schaffer, Esq., the
defendant.</span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h1 style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -1.0in;">Please Read</h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">CALL FOR NOMINATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TO:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Historical
organizations, municipal officials, and all persons interested in the heritage
of Delaware County<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FROM:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Barbara
Marinelli<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DATE:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>November
9th, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SUBJECT:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE 46<sup>th</sup>
ANNUAL PRESERVATION AWARDS</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Help us honor someone who is preserving
our heritage by…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Restoring</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> or </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">rehabilitating</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> a building, object or
site<o:p></o:p></span></i></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Publishing</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
an article, book, or any written material about<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<h1 style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: .25in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">history or our heritage<o:p></o:p></span></i></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<h1 style="margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Contributing</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> to the general public knowledge and awareness of Delaware
County history<o:p></o:p></span></i></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Creating </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">a special
program</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> or <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">project</b> highlighting a facet of
community history<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We
want to know about these projects and consider them for a Preservation Award.
By helping us recognize these individuals, groups, organizations, businesses,
or institutions, you will be helping to encourage the continued preservation of
our County’s heritage. Coordinated by the Heritage Commission, these awards are
presented annually by County Council during National Preservation Month in May.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Any group or person may make
nominations for any category. The <b>Award Categories and a Nomination Form </b>will
</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">also be available online
at </span><a href="https://www.delcopa.gov/planning/programsandinitiatives/HeritageCommission/whatwedo.html"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">https://www.delcopa.gov/planning/programsandinitiatives/HeritageCommission/whatwedo.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We strongly encourage you to
thoroughly complete the form and to include all of the necessary materials
requested. We look forward to receiving your nominations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If you have any questions, please
contact Kate Clifford at 610-891-5223 or DelawareCountyHeritage@co.delaware.pa.us.
The deadline for nominations is<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;"> Thursday, February 29, 2024</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">. </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">46<sup>th</sup> ANNUAL
PRESERVATION AWARDS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Award
Categories<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Site P</span>reservation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2">Nominations can include exterior and interior
restoration, preservation, or rehabilitation of an historical structure and/or site
in a manner that preserves the <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">building or site’s historical, cultural, and/or
architectural significance</span>. Projects are divided into the following sub-categories.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Residential Rehabilitation<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">This includes projects
that rehabilitate a building, originally used as a resident, for residential
use.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Non-Residential Rehabilitation<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">This includes projects
that rehabilitate a building for the same non-residential purpose that the
building was originally intended.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Adaptive Reuse<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">This includes preservation
efforts that have adapted a structure designed for one use into an appropriate
alternative use, thus reinventing the use of a space while preserving the
architectural integrity.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Architectural Detail<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">This recognizes efforts
to restore exterior details of a building in a manner fitting its historic
character. Examples would include, but not limited to, porches, cornice work,
and window restoration.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Restoration<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">This recognizes efforts
to accurately depict the form, features, and character of a property or object
as it appeared at a particular period of time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b>Site Preservation<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">This recognizes efforts
to preserve sites of removal or armed conflict, or land with significant tribal,
local or natural resources that offer whole stories of the people stewarding or
living on this land.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b>Cemeteries<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">This recognizes efforts
to preserve cemeteries in Delaware County older than 100 years by maintenance
projects, headstone repairs, or creating grave listings. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">II<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Publications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 112.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo6; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Publications may include books, articles, magazines, videos, calendars,
etc. that present the heritage of Delaware County. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 112.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo6; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Also included are blogs, Facebook, websites, podcasts or other types of
social media that connects the public with local and county history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="InsideAddress" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">III<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Special Programs/Projects</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Examples may be in education, research, archival activities, or any
other creative process used to preserve Delaware County’s heritage. These
submissions can be ongoing or on a one-time basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">IV<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Individual or Group Achievement</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Individual Achievement recognizes a single person who has made a
significant contribution by his or her support of and involvement in
preservation projects or activities. Group Achievement recognizes a group who
has formed for the purpose of history or preservation, such as a ‘Friends of’
group or Historical Society, and their general contributions to Delaware
County, not just for a specific project. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">V<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Historic
Preservation Planning</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This category recognizes efforts in planning to preserve Delaware
County’s heritage, including preserving buildings, complexes, archaeological
sites, and community character. Examples include surveys, ordinances, creating
historical commissions, design guidelines, National Register nominations, and
municipal stewardship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Youth</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Youth Award recognizes a youth, who has made outstanding efforts to
preserve Delaware County’s heritage through various projects undertaken, in
school or outside, or through volunteering efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="InsideAddress" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">VII<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Leedom B. Morrison
Heritage Award</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">This Award recognizes preservation projects in the City of Chester that
involve restoration, rehabilitation, or adaptive reuse of an historical
structure or any other type of project that preserves the heritage of Chester
City.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">VIII<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Legacy Award</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">To recognize and award the efforts of long-standing members of the
business community that have demonstrated good stewardship and have maintained
the architectural integrity and architectural elements of their historic
buildings and site. <s><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></s></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">IX<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Veterans
Legacy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">The Veterans award recognizes an individual or group whose efforts are
to memorialize veteran’s history, sites, cemeteries, monuments, or objects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">X<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Indigenous
Heritage<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">This award recognizes projects that ensure preservation of Indigenous
objects, traditional places or lifeways, and intangible heritage or languages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Criteria</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You may nominate candidates or projects that have,
in your estimation, made outstanding contributions in any of the categories
listed above. All sites, projects, or publications must be within Delaware
County or concerning Delaware County history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Projects in Categories I, II, III, V, VII, and IX
must have been completed within the past three years or be ongoing if it is a
continuing program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Construction projects may be commercial,
institutional, or residential. The building must be at least 50 years old and
must have retained much of its original character on the exterior and show
compatibility on the interior. The surroundings and landscaping must be in
harmony with the structure and its time frame (this does not preclude a
structure that has modern development surrounding it).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
Commission’s decisions are final and will be based on the extant that the
application demonstrates the projects’ positive impacts on Delaware County’s
heritage. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Incomplete applications or
applications that do not contain enough information to understand the project
and its importance to the county will not be considered for nomination.</b> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="InsideAddress"><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="InsideAddress"><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Heritage Commission<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="InsideAddress"><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Preservation Awards 2024<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS <o:p></o:p></span></i></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-indent: -45.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>I.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Site Preservation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All nominations <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MUST </b>include photographs, preferably
before the project and after completion. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Please provide a 1-3 page description that
describes the project being nominated, the reason(s) for nomination, the
significance and history of the building, site, or object, and the names of
those having a significant role in completion of the project. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The description must explain the work that was completed in enough
detail to provide an accurate understanding of the scope of the project and how
the work preserved the historic character of the building, site, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">or object</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">. Please explain what changes were made to the historic building, site,</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> or object</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, including any removal or replacement of original architectural
elements and material. Please explain any efforts to preserve or replicate,
where not possible to preserve, historic fabric and elements. Please describe
any new additions, where they are located, their use, and how they relate to
the original building. Please submit enough photographs to accurately show the
building, site, or object and the work that was completed. Please submit
digital versions of the photos if possible. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The project will be reviewed based on the
sensitivity to the historic character of the building, site, or object;
preservation of historic materials and quality of project craftsmanship; and,
impact of the project on the preservation of Delaware County’s heritage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -45.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>II.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Publications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">2 physical copies of the publication (one will be
returned) must be submitted if applicable. If digital/online, include the link
to where it is publicly accessible in the description. Along with the
publication, please include in your description a brief summary of the
publication, the effort involved in its creation, its historical integrity, and
its impact on Delaware County’s heritage. It </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">should include a variety of primary
and secondary sources used for the historical context.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -45.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>III.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Special
Programs/Projects<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk121729749"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">All nominations
should give complete descriptions, and </span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk121729749;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">any
supplementary materials, such as brochures, news articles, or photographs,
should be submitted. In the description include enough detail to understand
what the project entailed, the efforts involved, the educational and community
impact, and how it preserves Delaware County’s heritage. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk121729749;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk121729749;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">should include a variety of primary and secondary sources
used for the historical context.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk121729749;"></span>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -45.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>IV.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Individual
or Group Achievement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Include
in the description the individual’s or group’s various efforts to foster and
preserve the heritage of Delaware County and their impact on Delaware County.
Please indicate the length of their involvement in various projects and
organizations and whether the service was paid or volunteer. At least 3
photographs are requested, showing their work. Physical photographs will be
returned, but digital is preferred.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-indent: -45.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>V.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Historic Preservation Planning Efforts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">All nominations should
provide complete descriptions with enough detail to understand what planning
effort a person or organization undertook. Please provide copies (digital or
printed) of any product, such as guidelines, National Register nominations,
surveys, etc. Please describe the effort involved, its purpose, the final
product or outcome, and how it preserves Delaware County’s heritage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-indent: -45.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>VI.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Youth<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Include in the
description the youth’s efforts to foster and preserve the heritage of Delaware
County. If the nomination is for a project or various projects by a youth,
refer to Special Program/Project above for application requirements. If the
nomination is for volunteer efforts, please explain the youth’s role, the
amount of time dedicated, and the organization/project involved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -45.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>VII.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Leedom B.
Morrison Award<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">All nominations <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MUST </b>include photographs, preferably before the project and after
completion. For </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">restoration,
rehabilitation, or adaptive reuse, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">refer to Site
Preservation above for the application requirements. For other types of
projects, refer to Special Program/Project above for the requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -45.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">VIII.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Legacy
Award<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Businesses must be located in Delaware County, in
operation for 50 years or longer, and located in a building designated as a
local historic resource. The façade of the building must retain its original
character and appearance. Businesses may be nominated after they reach their
50th anniversary at the historic location and/or at their 75th, 100th, 125th
anniversary, or any 5-year interval thereafter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nominations must be received within 3<span style="color: red;"> </span>years
of the anniversary date. Eligible types of businesses may include, but are not
limited to: professional services, retail, industrial, hotels, and hospitality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="tab-stops: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -45.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>IX.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Veterans
Legacy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Include in the description the various efforts to
memorialize veteran’s history, sites, cemeteries, monuments, or objects. Please
indicate the length of involvement in various projects and/or organizations and
whether the individual or group was a volunteer or paid position. A photograph
of the individual or group is requested for inclusion in the program. Physical
photographs will be returned, but digital is preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -45.0pt;"><a name="_Hlk121754849"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>X.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Indigenous
Heritage<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk121754849;"></span>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk121754567"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">All nominations
should give complete descriptions, and </span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk121754567;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">any
supplementary materials, such as brochures, news articles, or photographs,
should be submitted. In the description, convey details of the project scope
and include the efforts involved, educational and community impact, and
significance in preservation of Indigenous heritage. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk121754567;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk121754567;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">should include a variety of primary and secondary sources
used for the historical context.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk121754567;"></span>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; tab-stops: 0in list 45.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoList" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">For all categories,
please submit as much information as needed to convey the project. Entries of
Publications, Documentaries, Videos and Special Projects should include a
variety of primary and secondary sources used for the historical context.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The more information, the better the Heritage
Commission members will understand the importance of the project. Whenever
possible, digital versions of photographs and materials are appreciated (.jpg
or .png at 400dpi or higher preferred for photographs). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListContinue" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoListContinue" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">INSTRUCTIONS
FOR SUBMITTING:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">To
use the PDF:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><a name="_Hlk89257207"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Download
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">AND SAVE</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>the PDF form to your computer </span></a><a href="https://www.delcopa.gov/planning/programsandinitiatives/HeritageCommission/CallforNominationsForm.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk89257207;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk89257207;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk89257207;"></span>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Complete
the downloaded form<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Resave
the form with your information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Email
the form with any supporting information to </span><a href="mailto:DelawareCountyHeritage@co.delaware.pa.us"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">DelawareCountyHeritage@co.delaware.pa.us</span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(preferred) or print out the form, fill it out
and mail it to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Heritage Commission of Delaware County<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">C/O Delaware County Planning Department <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">2 W. Baltimore Ave. Suite 202<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Media, PA 19063<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">To
use the online form:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Go
to </span><a href="https://bit.ly/HCPresAwards"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">https://bit.ly/HCPresAwards</span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Fill
out the form and upload supporting documents<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Submit
(email additional information to </span><a href="mailto:DelawareCountyHeritage@co.delaware.pa.us"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">DelawareCountyHeritage@co.delaware.pa.us</span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">All nominations are
due by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">February
29, 2024</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-30806396051140573902023-11-04T04:50:00.000-07:002023-11-04T04:50:13.495-07:00Upper Darby 69th Street Development 100 years ago<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6wOKoOhRZH4hPp1WY61BzZLgj3Ms4FhhQaY6oNoyBFY41jwGrBhsTmHaxUdNUfVoO43zibdX759kwK0gFk-upIq16aWq4k_VLZtTEa9AE3EE92cyk5vgCLpR5C_k7iZCFy5788mBOzoBbIFvCfcWcWiVy5ls-xYWn7SSGGksH6yY8TFI_ryEffjHTS0Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1641" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6wOKoOhRZH4hPp1WY61BzZLgj3Ms4FhhQaY6oNoyBFY41jwGrBhsTmHaxUdNUfVoO43zibdX759kwK0gFk-upIq16aWq4k_VLZtTEa9AE3EE92cyk5vgCLpR5C_k7iZCFy5788mBOzoBbIFvCfcWcWiVy5ls-xYWn7SSGGksH6yY8TFI_ryEffjHTS0Y=w640-h380" width="640" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: center;">Looking for some help, please. This is the Jackson Restaurant in 69th St. area. Looking for a location and address.<br /> <br /></h4><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Note: Upper Darby Twp. was growing at a fast rate 100 years ago with farms being bought and turned into real estate overnight. An example below.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">CHESTER
TIMES </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> November 6, 1923 </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">EXTENSIVE REALTY DEAL CONSUMMATED </span></h1><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Building
Operation in Upper Darby Township to Cost About $600,000</span></h2><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Thomas T. Turbill of Philadelphia has
sold to Robert Kellough, a prominent real estate man of the upper end of
Delaware County, a large plot of ground in the Sixty-Ninth Street section. It contains about one hundred building lots,
each 30 x 100 feet and is situated at Long Lane, Marshall Road and Church Lane.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Mr. Kellough announced this morning
that he will begin immediate construction of two-story dwellings, of seven and
nine rooms, modernly equipped. The homes
will range in price from $10,000 and $18,000, which means that with the $80,000
cost of the lot, the entire operation will exceed $600,000.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> This operation is one of the biggest
in recent months in Delaware County and situated at the Sixty-Ninth Street
Gardens, near the Elevated Terminal, which is in this county, that section
receives one of the biggest boosts in its sensational development.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> A few years ago, Philadelphians went
out there to view the “truly rural county.
In rapid succession development after development with the result that
the Sixty-Ninth Street section is one of the modern real estate miracles of
this county and of any Philadelphia suburb.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Mr. Kellough is interested heavily in
Upper Darby Township holdings and this latest big operation will give him one
of the finest groups of homes in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-29778683664964116372023-10-27T15:24:00.001-07:002023-10-27T15:24:24.173-07:00Chester "Flappers" the good old days!!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9R-AfIKArSDrrRBU9XljO-NJSkPYREfP-sEuVkKWE5W261_WZcZfUqcqixovZI6E5KbOaw0PIonsJGTP1RgbokAKaAgoJWtzCDMkAvdA8FPeNUbB748d_z9MFWMJryIXAjDASc6Loii-E2fE_cLr-6aDvZ_mNDJV6GnZlpjUNssXsyrkOQqxVNOxHWTI/s1556/Chester%20Pa.%20Market%20St.%20c.1935%20pc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1556" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9R-AfIKArSDrrRBU9XljO-NJSkPYREfP-sEuVkKWE5W261_WZcZfUqcqixovZI6E5KbOaw0PIonsJGTP1RgbokAKaAgoJWtzCDMkAvdA8FPeNUbB748d_z9MFWMJryIXAjDASc6Loii-E2fE_cLr-6aDvZ_mNDJV6GnZlpjUNssXsyrkOQqxVNOxHWTI/w640-h404/Chester%20Pa.%20Market%20St.%20c.1935%20pc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3><b>A view of the 500 block of Market St. in Chester now Ave. of the States looking south toward the Delaware River. </b></h3><p></p><h4 style="text-align: center;">Note: Many things changed in the 1920's especially women's clothes. My mother was a teenager then and she told me many funny stories of hiding clothes aka dresses etc. from her mother so she wouldn't she how short things were getting. She also sneaked out and changed at a friends house.</h4><p style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">CHESTER TIMES </p><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"> September 25, 1922 </p><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h1>WOMEN DOFFING
SHORTENED SKIRT </h1><h2>Wearers Seem Desirous of Appearing Older Than They Really Are</h2><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Although
autumn arrived officially Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock, not one woman on
Market Street noticed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eyes of
all were turned not to the incoming season but to the incoming styles.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
“flapper” has grown up overnight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
has done something to her sheared tresses so that they now look like a big
girl’s and she has lengthened her skirts to the extent that the
ultra-fashionable are not going to be accused of joining the sidewalk-sweeping
forces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If any proof of the demise of
the knee-length dress is wanted by the incredulous let it be recorded here that
the youthful grandmothers have given up wearing short skirts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
fall “flapper” doesn’t “flap.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
lolls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She looks consciously blasé.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has an air of wishing to appear much
older than she really is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Market Street
discovered that yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only the
skirts of the majority are of extreme length.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Most of them were neither long nor short.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But
just the same, each and every “Colonel’s lady and Judy O’Grady” was looking to
see just how long were the skirts of her sister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Look at that skirt!” was the remark most
often heard in passing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Several
costumes furnished eyefuls, especially so those draped affairs that somehow
resembled in their general effect a statue covered for the summer when the
family goes away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In length they seemed
to show a desire to get into contact with the sidewalk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panels and points gestured concrete award to
such an extent that the shorter-skirted sisterhood registered signs of envy by
pretending to be amused.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
warmth of the day didn’t keep the furs at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There they were – blonde furs and brunette furs, some red and others
black, many gray and others blue; stoles, chokers, collars and “animal skin”
effects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many were tossed over the right
shoulder with studied jauntiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
many of the larger pieces were carried at half-staff in the crook of the elbow,
as autumn was but autumn in name and the almanac.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
addition to the furs, others fall wraps made their appearance in large
numbers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most were capes or coats cut in
such a way that their sleeves were hidden by folds of cloth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some were so befringed that they displayed a
certain kinship with Carmen’s native land.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Were
there fall hats in the autumn parade?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of
course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it must be remembered that a
woman puts on her winter bonnet in the latter part of August, so there is
little to tell on that score.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Man
played an inconspicuous part in the parade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One was discovered wearing spats, but they were obviously too much work
by him last season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another had on a
topcoat and yet a third wore white shoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But not an off-colored derby could be found.<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-30876038573331845772023-10-19T17:09:00.000-07:002023-10-19T17:09:29.469-07:00Names of old sections of Chester<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1635" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaa-ez3wcFsCmc749EaErexVgyUVWyf9NENifysIzyvpn7Ko3z_ZxqeOni1Uyrfn3En5Us4u1VeXP6ZOQiGG3dfbQ22DGU_Atc1xW9vvfVJCVC9DfPSSToT7a3xO5Rzy7dSMW6TcmdPHU1Zv5kvc4LOqtIIxF5JUsuPuZ7q2YQuSthHM9sronHwWuGqE/w640-h396/Chester%20Pa.%20Birdseye%20view%20of%20Chester%20looking%20toward%20Eddystone%20c.1906%20pc.jpg" width="640" /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">A rare postcard showing Chester in the 1920's looking toward Eddystone. I'm hoping a reader can give me a location.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Note: There are many old names in Delaware County, today and many have faded and been forgotten. When I first became interested in Delco History many of the old names drove me crazy. The locations were hard to find and understand. Below is a story of old forgotten names once used in Chester.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><u>CHESTER’S OLD SECTIONS HAD QUEER PLACE NAMES</u></h1>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>What
is Chester today was for the most part Chester 75 years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it was also Frogpond, Powhatten,
Larkintown, Thurlow, Temperanceville, Pigeon Hill, Happy Valley, Forty Acres,
and many others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within what are now the
city limits were these small communities and sections which all had descriptive
and picturesque names.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Frogpond
was named for, of all things, a frog pond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Powhatten was named for old mills, Larkintown for the Larkin family and
Thurlow for the Thurlow family.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
facility around what is now Seventeenth Street, east of Providence Avenue was
known as Frogpond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The name originated
because there was a pond populated by frogs located there during the
development of North Chester Borough from 1873 until 1877.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A person who lived in that vicinity was known
by the dubious title of Frogponder.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On
Fourteenth Street just south of the Chester Rural cemetery were located the
Powhatten Mills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mills were operated
by the Esrey family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the mills’
name this section of the city soon became known as Powhatten.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The name Powhatten is undoubtedly derived
from the famous Indian chief of the same name.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Larkin family owned much of the land and resided in the section which is now approximately
the area between Eighth and Tenth Streets, and Edgmont Avenue and Potter
Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus this section became known
as Larkintown.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>At
Ninth and Upland Streets was a store operated by N. Larkin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the rear there was a small carpenter’s
shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The property at the corner later
was the home of John Larkin, ex-mayor of the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. Paul’s church is now located on this
site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Larkins also owned the whole block between Eighth and Ninth and Madison and
Upland Streets and many other properties in this vicinity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to a map drawn up in 1870, Charles
Larkin owned a property at the corner of Eighth and Potter Streets and there
was a woolen factory operated by the Larkins at Seventh and Potter Streets.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Larkin family name still is retained in this area by the Larkin Grammar School
at Ninth and Crosby Streets.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
West End section around what is now Thurlow Street was formerly known as
Thurlow, named for the John J. Thurlow who owned a large estate here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His home, known as “Sportsman’s Hall” was
located along the river at about the point where the South Chester Tube Company
is now located.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
old home grounds are now bordered approximately by Harwick Street, Highland
Avenue, and Second and Third Streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was built about 1840 and taken down in 1869 when Third Street was surveyed and
laid out by William B. Broomall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of
the surrounding section was then known as Thurlow and there was a railroad
station on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore line known as Thurlow
station located there.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There
were many other section names for the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The section around what is now Twenty-fourth and Chestnut Streets was
known as Temperanceville.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out Providence
Road where the Governor Printz Bridge now crosses Ridley Creek were a group of
homes known as Shoemakerville.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
section what is now East Thirteenth Street west of Providence Avenue was known
as Pigeon Hill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The section adjoining
the present site of the Aberfoyle Manufacturing Company was called Happy
Valley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The vicinity of Central Avenue
and Concord Avenue was known as Forty Acres.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
area between what are now Third, Seventh, Ulrich and Broomall Streets was at
one time known as Perkin’s lawn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Abraham
R. Perkins owned most of the land in this area and thus the name.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Most
of these sections have long since lost their names and become merely a part of
the city with no special identity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, Chester still retains a few section names.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There’s
Bethel’s Court, between Market, Welsh, Second and Third Streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This area was so named because the Bethel
Methodist Church was at one time located there.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Then
there’s Holy City, the title given to the long block of West Eighth Street
between Sproul Street and Chester River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This area is said to be so called because of the quietness of the section.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lack of noise is accentuated by the
area’s proximity to the downtown business district.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Among
the city’s newer settlements with old names is Eyre Village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The new development was named for the Eyre
family, Joshua P. Eyre and William Eyre, Jr., being owners of the tract in the
mid-nineteenth century.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One
of the city’s most historic spots is the present site of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad station at the junction of Edgmont and Providence Avenues and Twelfth
Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was formerly known as
Hangman’s Lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In early times it was the
scene of public executions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was also
sometimes called Gallows Hill.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></u></p><br /><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-52826900566263314692023-10-13T09:05:00.000-07:002023-10-13T09:05:11.332-07:00Delco Realty News from 100 years ago!!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQOdL-BoDj7NybA5OE_PVsXbo9UwaFm_Ys27hm8kCStEUDeDJ_o01_xL9kPXr8No07iDNONjenAjyrwnP0XHxjXObZ4-YRdgjCCCcEaMQuy_cBalHVpwQOFlO5Axvn15rM-NFKKDY0hAlVnNpXUkB9rJD6SMOv3PCkv9wRWQP6_em55YY_MynJqnHneg/s1643/Street%20scene%20unk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1643" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQOdL-BoDj7NybA5OE_PVsXbo9UwaFm_Ys27hm8kCStEUDeDJ_o01_xL9kPXr8No07iDNONjenAjyrwnP0XHxjXObZ4-YRdgjCCCcEaMQuy_cBalHVpwQOFlO5Axvn15rM-NFKKDY0hAlVnNpXUkB9rJD6SMOv3PCkv9wRWQP6_em55YY_MynJqnHneg/w640-h468/Street%20scene%20unk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">I do not know where this picture is and I'm looking for help in getting an address. This picture is from about 1915. The far house has uncommon windows. Please share and let me know.<br />Thanks Keith<br />keith106@rcn.com<br /></h3><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Note: Beginning in 1912 the Chester Times began a column called, " Delco Realty News ". The column was published once a week and covered businesses, homes and in some cases all building permits issued. The column is interesting and has great information. Below is a column from 100 yeras ago, October 6, 1923.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">CHESTER
TIMES </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> October 6, 1923 </span></p><h1><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> COMMENT OF BUILDERS ON NEW BUILDING </span></h1><h2><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Construction of
Aberfoyle Manufacturing Company’s Weave Shed</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Builders say that nowhere in
Pennsylvania will be found a more modern and comprehensive “weave shed” than
the one now in course of construction by the Aberfoyle Manufacturing Company at
Tenth and Chestnut Streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The new
building will be a most valuable addition to the present Arasapha-Aberfoyle
plant, which is steadily growing in size and importance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Two hundred and ninety-eight tons of
structural steel are being used in the one-story building, although the
structure has an exterior appearance of being three stories in height.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a floor space of 26,000 feet and will
accommodate 392 of the latest improved looms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The looms will be of the individual motor driven type, and the last word
in the cloth-weaving line.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Besides these modern features, the
building itself will be equipped with the most modern humidifying and heating
facilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will also be an
electric power vacuum cleaning system installed that will not only be the means
by which the floors and machinery will be kept clean, but will also reduce the
fire hazard to a minimum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The health of the
operators will also be safeguarded by reason of the installation of
automatically controlled thermometric ventilating devices, which will provide
an even temperature in the room at all seasons of the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, when the building was planned, care
was exercised to have the building face to the north, so that an even light
will penetrate through the saw-tooth skylights, and thus relieve the eyes of
the operatives from glare of the sun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Toilets and dressing rooms of the latest sanitary design will also be
provided for the 150 additional hands that will be employed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This service will be arranged to accommodate
the help in separate locations as to sex, and not a single feature that could
possibly add to the welfare of the employees will be overlooked.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The new structure will be connected
with the main building of the original Arasapha plant by a swinging bridge, a
feature made necessary so as to allow for trucks to traverse the driveway
between the two buildings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Because the company is anxious to
complete the new building as quickly as possible, no basement was constructed,
although all the footings and necessary concrete piers have been put in to meet
all requirements in that line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
basement will, however, be provided later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The plan is to make the basement ten feet in height.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will provide the same floor space of the
floor above and will answer many requirements of the general plant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The building will be ready for
occupancy before the rigors of winter appear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When the new addition is put into operation, the hands will be
surrounded with all the comforts known to modern industrial science, it will
also be another worthwhile demonstration of the fact that the Aberfoyle Company
leads industrially.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>William Provost, Jr., has the contract
for the erection of the building.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED – Permits
calling for building improvements to cost a total of $23,500 were issued during
the past week by Building Inspector James A. Devlin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The largest amount mentioned was in the
permit secured by J. R. Bruner to construct four two-story brick houses at
Lincoln and Butler Streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
operation will cost $12,000.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Other permits were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Two-story brick house for W. J.
Johnson, at 915 Edwards Street to cost $1,500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Brick garage for Morris Mailman, rear
of 1528 West Third Street to cost $300<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Porch for William B. Evans at 320 East
Ninth Street to cost $1,500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Two-story concrete garage for Burke
and Hamilton at rear of 1139 Madison Street to cost $1,600<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Corrugated iron garage for B. H.
Bloom, northwe3st corner of Mowry and Howard Streets to cost $250<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Concrete bock garage for Morris Tollen
at 416 East Twentieth Street to cost $515<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Two-story brick house for James F.
Carey on west side of Central Avenue, between Third and Fourth Streets to cost
$3,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Brick garage for Mike Kasenski at 725 McIlvaine
Street to cost $500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Two-story frame addition for R. J.
Shoemaker at 912 Crosby Street to cost $1425<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Delaware County Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550432324300361413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850614593100082.post-25295703103925585392023-10-06T17:59:00.000-07:002023-10-06T17:59:05.022-07:00"Aquatics" in Delco 125 years ago<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVl6sHjrng7hyCDu78IlvrE16P_Z4N9iZYjZICifh5UmoxC6c7v71UlkWp1bWjs7s6nh2CMmYfpUPM7d2L7oDjUDv75QqzEM7lTIaMhH0eH9pVMuzQ2fnoVWgRGlZD2HG8mApzC8IMtNR5qPXNZ33uEAG0sLOmDUO4wpf30savd3pb0e_zKRkNQnZiXM/s2161/Tinicum%20Twp.%20Essington%20Boat%20houses%20on%20Darby%20Creek%20c.%201909%20p.jpg.TIF" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2161" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVl6sHjrng7hyCDu78IlvrE16P_Z4N9iZYjZICifh5UmoxC6c7v71UlkWp1bWjs7s6nh2CMmYfpUPM7d2L7oDjUDv75QqzEM7lTIaMhH0eH9pVMuzQ2fnoVWgRGlZD2HG8mApzC8IMtNR5qPXNZ33uEAG0sLOmDUO4wpf30savd3pb0e_zKRkNQnZiXM/w640-h398/Tinicum%20Twp.%20Essington%20Boat%20houses%20on%20Darby%20Creek%20c.%201909%20p.jpg.TIF" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: center;">One Hundred plus years ago Tinicum was the place to go on weekends to party. The above picture is of Darby Creek where there were numerous houses that are all gone now. The exact location of this picture is unknown. I was very lucky many years ago to buy a collection of glass plates of Tinicum Twp. This is a long story but very interesting!</h4><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Note: It is hard to imagine 125 years ago that Tinicum Twp. was the place to party in Delco some 120 years ago. Rich people from Phila. and the area came to Tinicum where there were yacht clubs etc. Parties were held on Friday and Saturday nights. The township had no police department then.</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">CHESTER TIMES </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"> June 29, 1904<o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"> NOBLE
SPORT OF AQUATICS AND HOW IT IS ABUSED IN THIS COUNTY</h2><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Nowhere
in Pennsylvania is the noble sport of aquatics so splendidly enjoyed as in
Delaware County, and nowhere in Pennsylvania is the pastime so much
abused. From the anchorage at Essington,
the home of the Corinthian Yacht Club; from the shores of the Delaware at
Chester and from the numerous tributaries of the majestic river, there go forth
some of the most stately yachts that can be found plowing Pennsylvania’s great
channel of commerce for men of wealth and leisure follow the sport, while there
are many honest and sincere devotees of the splendid pleasure the broad bosom
of the river, the bay or the lake affords.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> But upon
the escutcheon of Delaware County yachtsmen there is a foul blot in the actions
of some of the men who have made the neighborhoods of some of the owners of
boats a veritable ante-chamber of the pit, and it is there men upon whom the
eyes of the people of this county and the neighboring city of Philadelphia are
just now centered.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> THE BOAT
HOUSE COLONY – The home of the wealthy yachtsmen is at Essington, where one of
the finest anchorages to be found in the United States gives room for a great
fleet and upon any day of the summer or fall many boats can be seen leaving or
entering the offing, or tugging lazily at their hawsers. But at points removed from this anchorage
many boathouses have been erected and to some of the owners of these places is
due all of the disfavor into which yachting has fallen in the minds of many
people and to whom must be charged the orgies that have aroused the indignant
people to action.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Along
Darby Creek, stretching from the bridge over the Lazaretto Road almost to the
mouth of the stream are upwards of one hundred boat houses. By far the greater number are located near
the draw bridges of the Reading Railway and the Southwestern trolley line of
the Chester Traction Company. Some of
these houses are the homes of industrious and peaceful citizens who move their
families there early in the summer and remain until September when the
buildings are closed for the remainder of the year. If all were of this class there would be no
complaints of the Darby Creek boat house colony, but many roisterers have crept
into the section and some of these men simply own or lease the houses for the
purpose of spending Saturday night and Sunday in drinking and revelry.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> In the
colony are a number of boys and girls, who greatly enjoy their summer life
along the creek with occasional trips in naphtha launches out upon the broad
bosom of the Delaware, but the scenes that youth is compelled to witness at
some of the resorts on the Sabbath are not calculated to conduce to either
virtue or immorality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> AMMUNITION
FOR THE FROLIC – Three large houses in Philadelphia supply the Darby Creek boat
houses with liquor and each dealer runs a boat that forms the express wagon,
for all stuff sent to the people in that colony must come either by boat or
train, as the facilities for reaching the place by road are not of the
best. There was no drinking in evidence
yesterday, but one of the piers of a draw bridge was piled with boxes filled
with empty bottles, the silent testimonial of the previous Sunday’s
thirst. One of the members of the colony
smiled when his attention was called to the display and he volunteered the
information that the exhibit was a very small part of the liquid cargo that had
been left on the Saturday previous.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> “This is
the best station for the rum dealers in sight,” he said. Whiskey and beer and other stuff comes to
this place by the barrel. They know how
to swill rum to this part of the country.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> THE
GREAT DAY – There is little doing during the mid week but evidence of life is
apparent on Saturday afternoon, when the members of the colony and visitors
begin to come in. Arrivals are very
numerous as the afternoon wears off into the evening and by 3 o’clock the
orgies are in full blast.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> But the
big day is Sunday, when the fun goes with all of the abandon of the Bacchanals,
and even those ancient celebrants might get a point or two if they would call
at some of the boat houses along the Delaware and its tributaries on the
Sabbath day. There is no Sunday at
Essington or anywhere on Tinicum Island that is visible to the naked eye. It is true that the permanent residents of
Essington attend the houses of worship, but the visitors to Essington and the
near houses of the neighborhood do not go there for religious purposes, but
many of them for a drunken frolic – and they have it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Very
prominent among the callers at some of the boat houses are lady friends from
Philadelphia, who come early and stay late – very often coming on Saturday
evening and remaining until the following evening. They are not church girls and they do not
visit the haunts for religious pastime or missionary efforts for in the throng
that can be seen there every Sunday are the denizens of the purlieus of the
Quaker City.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> THE STORY OF A RESIDENT – This is the story of a resident told to a Times man
yesterday: “The majority of the people
here are decent and respectable, for they come here to live, but some of these
boathouses are only open on Saturday night and Sunday and a godless lot of men
and women get here then. That pile of
boxes of empty beer and whiskey bottles tells why they come here and fights are
frequent, for some men get drunk early and kick up trouble at once.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> While
some men work in Philadelphia and come down every evening to their families,
they send their wives and children back to Philadelphia on Saturday night to
stay over Sunday.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> “Why
so?” queried the newspaper man.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> “Huh,
you’re green. Do you ‘spose there are any
Sunday school privileges down here?
They’re things here that are not good for children to look at or hear and
some of the men who send their families back to town are very careful to stay
here themselves. I ‘spose they are
afraid somebody will run off with their houses if they go away.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> THE
POLICE CLUB – The monarchs of the Darby creek boat house colony are the members
of the Police Club, formed by one of the redoubtable cops of Philadelphia and
with a number of “stand pat” members of the Quaker City force on the
roster. This organization has the
reputation of wanting to boss the whole creek and the efforts to accomplish
that bit of statecraft recruits in some compliments that are more emphatic than
ornate and in the threats to heave a few empty beer bottles across the channel
if the cops do not stop their dictatorial methods.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> “You
see,” said one of the old-timers, as he bailed out his boat with an old hat,
“these here cops from the city think we countrymen don’t know anything about
real life, but if there are to be any arrests as some people over yonder
threaten to do, then the blasted measly cops should be first to be pulled
in. Some of them ought to bring their
wives down when they spend Sunday at this place. There would be a row in police family circles
before the sun had set.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> SOME
OTHER RESORTS – But the most open orgies on the Sabbath are found around Bow
creek where the devil seems to be loose in a carnival of vice, Sabbath breaking
and evil. Beer flows like water;
baseball and profanity go on together and drunken men and drunken women stagger
through the crowds, while gambling and various other devices to cheat the
investor are very much in evidence. This
is just over the creek on the Delaware County side of the sluggish stream; but
everything goes with apparently no effort to check the awful desecration of the
day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Every
Sunday the houses of ill repute vomit their inmates upon Tinicum and law and
order are flung to the winds, while drunkenness and vice reign unrestrained, but
how to check the evil? That is the
question that has been asked by a large number of earnest men, who stand aghast
at the defiance of decency and decorum as they see the revelers turning the day
of rest into shameless pastime. It is
said that an effort will be made to secure the cooperation of the portion of
the yachting fraternity that stands for law and order, as the continuance of
the brawls brings the entire aquatic community into dispute; but no efforts on
this line have been made.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> AS A
BOATMAN VIEWS IT – “It is true that we have beer and other drinks delivered
here,” replied one of the boathouse owners in reply to a question, “and whose
business is it? We don’t harm anybody by
having our little parties and as long as we keep to ourselves with our fun, I
don’t see why anybody else should make such a big fuss over it. Of course we don’t have a Sunday school
convention here on Sunday and don’t conduct a prayer meeting, but what of
it? If any of the members of the club
takes too much, I guess we are able to take care of them and that don’t need to
concern anybody, as I see it. Seems to
me these church people are making a big fuss over what does not concern
them.” <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Asked
about some of the people who formed the guests at some of the houses he replied
nonchalantly:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> “We
invite our lady friends down here, of course, and whose business is it but our
own. If they stay as our guests whose
affair is it as long as we are not interfering with our neighbors? We don’t bother the people over there in
Essington and are as good as the big bugs over at the anchorage, who have so
much to say about us. We have a right to
a good time and I don’t see why anybody should kick over what goes on
here. It is out of the way and does not
bother any person who attends to his own business.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Yet
there are people in this county who are entertaining the notion that it is
somebody’s business and that somebody is likely to get hurt if the orgies are
continued.<o:p></o:p></p>
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