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The Times Herald (Norristown, Pennsylvania)
''The Times Herald'' is a daily newspaper in Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown is a municipality with home rule status and the county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 7 .... The newspaper began as the ''Norristown Gazette'', which published its first edition on June 15, 1799. The newspaper's first publisher was David Sower, the son of Christopher Sower, a controversial figure who published ant-war sentiments and was branded a Tory (at the time, a derogatory term for Americans loyal to the British during the American Revolution). In 1800, the name of the newspaper was changed to the "''Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser''", a name it retained in various forms until 1922, when it was merged with the ''Norristown Daily Times'' to create the ''Norristown Times Herald''. "Norristown" was eventually dropped from the flag, and ''The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown is a municipality with home rule status and the county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Located along the Schuylkill River, approximately from the Philadelphia city limits, Norristown had a population of 34,324 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. It is the fourth most populous municipality in the county and second most populous borough in Pennsylvania. It is the largest non-township municipality in Montgomery County and is located southeast of Allentown and northwest of Philadelphia, the sixth largest city in the United States. History The area where Norristown sits was originally owned by the family of Isaac Norris. Along with William Trent, Norris purchased the land on October 7, 1704, for 50ยข per acre. In 1712, Norris acquired Trent's share and established a gristmill at the foot of present-day Water Street. Named the county seat in 1784 when Montgomery County was formed, Norristown was incorporated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
