Lenni is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Middletown Township in
Delaware County,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, United States. Lenni is located at the intersection of Lenni Road and Lungren Road northeast of the
Chester Creek
Chester Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Delaware River in Delaware County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ' ...
.
History
On January 2, 1797, Thomas Griffith sold a tract of land to John Lungren, a paper manufacturer from
Upper Providence for the purposes of developing a mill which was built in 1798.
After 1877, the mills were leased to Union Army General
Robert Patterson
Robert Patterson (January 12, 1792 – August 7, 1881) was an Irish-born United States major general during the American Civil War, chiefly remembered for inflicting an early defeat on Stonewall Jackson, but crucially failing to stop Confede ...
.
The Lenni train station was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at
Exton Station on SEPTA's
Paoli/Thorndale Line
The Paoli/Thorndale Line, or R5 commonly known as the Main Line, is a SEPTA Regional Rail service running from Center City Philadelphia through Montgomery County and Delaware County to Thorndale in Chester County. It operates along the far eas ...
.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania