Category: History Spotlight

On March 28, 1881, 19-year-old Newtown resident Robert Orr left home with a plan. From his father’s farm on the southern boundary of Newtown near Crum Creek, he walked to a neighbor’s property in Edgmont.

This summer, a Media baseball team became just the 3rd team from Delaware County to…

Each parcel of land has its unique history, told in successive chapters. The Sill family owned a 92-acre farm along West Chester Pike from 1721 until 1926, and built the stone house and barn on the property.

Who was Gradyville named for? The simple answer is State Senator John Cadwalader Grady. But the back story is more complex. And interesting. And like so many interesting stories, it begins with a tavern.

In 1995, there was no community-wide celebration in Newtown Square. But one was planned. The Newtown Square Historical Society hosted a full day of activities to highlight the history of the township.

First things first: no Virginia, there was no Sandy Flash.

When William Penn’s settlers began arriving in Edgmont Township in the 1680s, they found a…

Before William Penn, the Swedes and Dutch settled the Delaware Valley, there were the native…

World  War II ended in August 1945, but the “Cold War” essentially began at the same time. The struggle between democratic capitalism and authoritarian communism lasted for most of the 20th century.

The United States celebrated its 200th birthday in Philadelphia on July 4th, 1976. The Bicentennial was a stone in the pond, whose ripples continue to be felt. The ripples reached to Oak Lodge on Middletown Road in Gradyville, where long-time resident Jane Levis Carter had been keeping research notes and records on Edgmont Township since her childhood.