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Strasburg Road
Strasburg Road was an early road in Pennsylvania connecting Philadelphia to Strasburg in Lancaster County. The route was surveyed by John Sellers and others in 1772-3 under the colonial administration of Governor Richard Penn and completed under the new administration of the independent state of Pennsylvania., p.719 The route started at the "second ferry" on the Schuylkill River, today's Market Street in Philadelphia, and went through West Chester, East Fallowfield Township, and Gap, before ending in Strasburg. Earlier roads travelled much the same route, including a Native American path in use as early as 1620. Earlier routes A road following much of the same route had existed at least since the 1750s, but the area around the road only began to develop as the state constructed, or re-constructed, the road in the 1790s. The use of wagons on this road began as early as 1714 as it developed out of the earlier '' Great Minquas Path''. Wagons on this road were the first to be c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strasburg 27 E Main 1754
Strasburg or Strasbourg may refer to: Places ;Austria * Straßburg, Austria, in Carinthia ;Canada * Strasbourg, Saskatchewan ;France * Strasbourg, France, in Grand Est ;Germany * Strasburg, Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ;Poland * Brodnica, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, known in German as before World War I ;Romania * Aiud (german: Straßburg am Mieresch, link=no), Alba County ;Ukraine *Kuchurhan, Rozdilna Raion, formerly Strassburg ;United States *Strasburg, Colorado, divided between Adams County and Arapahoe County * Strasburg, Illinois *Strasburg, Missouri *Strasburg, North Dakota *Strasburg, Ohio * Strasburg, Pennsylvania *Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania * Strasburg, Virginia People * Stephen Strasburg (born 1988), baseball player Other uses * Battle of Strasburg, during the American Civil War * French battleship ''Strasbourg'' * French cruiser ''Strasbourg'' * RC Strasbourg Alsace, a French football team * "Strasbourg" (song), a 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Tscheschter Kaundi''), colloquially known as Chesco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the Delaware Valley region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 534,413, increasing by 7.1% from 498,886 in 2010 United States census, 2010. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester, Pennsylvania, West Chester. Chester County was one of the three original Pennsylvania counties created by William Penn in 1682. It was named for Chester, England. Chester County is part of the Philadelphia-Camden, New Jersey, Camden-Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington, PA-New Jersey, NJ-Delaware, DE-Maryland, MD Delaware Valley, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Eastern Chester County is home to many communities that comprise part of the Philadelphia Main Line western suburbs outside of Philadelphia, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphry Marshall House, State Route 162 (Strasburg Road) (West Bradford Township), Marshallton (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Humphry is a masculine given name and surname. It comes from the Old Germanic name Hunfrid, which means "friend of the hun". The name may refer to: People First name *Humphry Berkeley (1926–1994), British politician *Humphry Bowen (1929–2001), British botanist and chemist *Humphry Davy (1778–1829), British scientist *Humphry Ditton (1675–1715), British mathematician * Humphry Garratt (1898–1974), British cricket player *Humphry Knipe (born 1941), South African writer * Humphry Legge, 8th Earl of Dartmouth (1888–1962), British police officer * Humphry Marshall (1722–1801), American botanist *Humphry Morice (1671–1731), British banker * Humphry Osmond (1917–2004), British psychiatrist *Humphry Repton (1752–1818), British landscape designer *Humphry Rolleston (1862–1944), British physician *Thomas Humphry Ward (1845–1926), British writer *Humphry William Woolrych (1795–1871), British lawyer and writer Surname * C.E. Humphry (1854–1925), British journalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copes Bridge
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Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Radnor Township, often called simply Radnor, is a first class township with home rule status in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2019 United States census estimate, the township population is 31,875. Radnor Township is the largest municipality in Delaware County by land area and the fourth-largest by population, following Upper Darby Township, Haverford Township, and Chester. Radnor Township is one of the oldest municipalities in Pennsylvania. Radnor Township was founded as a part of the Welsh tract. The original settlers were Welsh-speaking Quakers, led by John Roberts, in an attempt to establish an barony of Wales in Pennsylvania. In about 1681, a group of Welsh Quakers met with William Penn to secure a grant of land in which they could conduct their affairs in their own language. The parties agreed on a tract covering 40,000 acres (160 km2), to be constituted as a separate county whose people and government could conduct their affairs in Welsh. William Penn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Route 3
Pennsylvania Route 3 (PA 3) is a state highway located in the southeastern portion of Pennsylvania. The route runs from U.S. Route 322 Business (US 322 Bus.) in West Chester east to PA 611 in Philadelphia. The route begins in downtown West Chester and heads east out of the borough as a one-way pair of streets. Between West Chester and Upper Darby, PA 3 follows a four-lane divided highway named West Chester Pike through suburban areas. Along this stretch, the route passes through Edgmont, Newtown Square, Broomall, and Havertown. The route has an interchange with Interstate 476 (I-476) between Broomall and Havertown. Upon reaching Upper Darby, PA 3 heads into Philadelphia along Market Street. In Philadelphia, the route follows multiple one-way pairs, running along Chestnut Street eastbound and Walnut Street westbound in West Philadelphia before heading into Center City Philadelphia along Market Street eastbound and John F. Kennedy Boulevard westbound and ending at Philadelph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is situated on the east bank of the Susquehanna River. It is the larger principal city of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, also known as the Susquehanna Valley, which had a population of 591,712 as of 2020, making it the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania after the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Lehigh Valley metropolitan areas. Harrisburg played a role in American history during the Westward Migration, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. During part of the 19th century, the building of the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad allowed Harrisburg to develop into one of the most industrialized cities in the Northeastern United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Route 162
Pennsylvania Route 162 (PA 162) is a state highway in southeast Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at PA 82/ PA 842 in Unionville, Chester County. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 322 Business (US 322 Bus.) in West Chester. PA 162 is known as Embreeville Road from its western terminus to the village of Embreeville and Telegraph Road from Embreeville to an intersection with Strasburg Road west of Marshallton. At this point, the route turns east, following Strasburg Road to US 322 Bus. in West Chester. The portion of road between Marshallton and West Chester follows the 17th-century '' Great Minquas Path'' and became part of the Strasburg Road linking Strasburg and Philadelphia in the 1770s. PA 162 was designated onto its current alignment by 1930. Route description PA 162 begins at an intersection with PA 82/ PA 842 in the community of Unionville in East Marlborough Township, heading north on two-lane undivided Embreeville Road. The road heads thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Route 741
Pennsylvania Route 741 (PA 741) is a state highway that runs through western and southern Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The western terminus is along Rohrerstown Road north of an intersection with Commercial Avenue near East Petersburg. The eastern terminus is at PA 41 in Gap. PA 741 heads south from East Petersburg and runs through the western suburbs of Lancaster. The route turns southeast and passes through Millersville before it turns east at New Danville. PA 741 forms a concurrency with U.S. Route 222 (US 222) between Willow Street and Lampeter before it continues east through farmland in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country that is home to several Amish families, passing through Strasburg before reaching Gap. The section of road between Willow Street and Lampeter was designated as part of US 230 in 1926 and concurrent with PA 72 in 1927, with US 222 replacing US 230 by 1928. In 1928, the road between Willow Street and Gap became part of PA 41. PA 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darby, Pennsylvania
Darby is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is located along Darby Creek southwest of Center City, Philadelphia, Center City Philadelphia. The borough of Darby is distinct from the nearby municipality of Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Darby Township. History Darby was settled in 1682 by seven Religious Society of Friends, Quaker families led by abolitionist & fair trade avocate John Blunston. The name Darby is derived from the English city of Derby (pronounced ''"Darby"''), the county town of Derbyshire (pronounced ''"Darbyshire"''), the origin of many early settlers. Incorporated on May 3, 1853, it had 3,429 residents in 1900, 6,305 in 1910, 10,334 in 1940, and 10,687 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. Darby founder John Blunston immigrated to Pennsylvania in October 1682. He was involved in real estate, agriculture, and goods trading. An early Quaker settler, Blunston was a close associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Valley, Pennsylvania
Rose Valley is a small, historic borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its area is , and the population was 913 at the 2010 census. The area was settled by Quaker farmers in 1682, and later water mills along Ridley Creek drove manufacturing in the nineteenth century. In 1901 Rose Valley was founded as an Arts and Crafts community by architect Will Price, who bought of land around the former Rose Valley textile mill. Price was a follower of Henry George's economics (Georgism). Price also co-founded Arden, Delaware, a utopian single tax community based on Henry George's economic model. Nevertheless, the Georgist single-tax ideal was never implemented in Rose Valley. Crafts works soon foundered, leaving a legacy of impressive architecture, a preserved landscape, and a regional theatre, the Hedgerow Theatre (founded in 1923), as well as an artistic community that includes writers, painters, and architects. As a former mayor said, "Rose Valley is an island of non-co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima, Pennsylvania
Lima is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,735 at the 2010 census, down from 3,225 at the 2000 census. It is pronounced "LYE-ma" (/ˈɫaɪ-mə/). History The Middletown Friends Meetinghouse was built in 1702 and is one of the oldest Friends meetinghouses in what was originally Chester County. Lima played an important role in the anti-slavery movement. Not only did residents advocate for manumission, noted local families such as the Van Leer's and Fox's bought and sold lots to free black tradesmen or only to people who were supportive of the free black community. The location was known as The Village of Lima and is now known as Van Leer Avenue. The local community grew with support from local neighbors. The John J. Tyler Arboretum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Geography Lima is located in northern Middletown Township at (39. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
