In 1713, Matts Holstein, who owned 400 acres of what is now Bridgeport, along with Lewis Walker, the first settler in the Great Valley area and neighboring Tredyffrin Township, laid out a road from Walker’s property near the intersection of present day Old Eagle School Rd. to the Swedes Ford on the Schuylkill River. Swedesford Road has grown, changed, and
On Friday, April 7, 2017, King of Prussia Historical Society President, J. Michael Morrison, participated in the Upper Merion Area High School Literary Workshop Initiative. Micheal presented two session of his program, “Photo Journalism and the Changing Face of Upper Merion,” in the classroom of Society member and history educator, Maria Savini. Maria has a true passion for history, especially
Interesting facts and photos about the Moore-Irwin House from the Upper Merion Township Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan, pages 83-86, published January 2016. Moore/Irwin Open Space is a 4.8-acre wooded parcel located at 700 Moore Road just south of East 8th Avenue in Upper Merion Township. This parcel is home to the former John and Jane Moore farm. The
Please join the King of Prussia Historical Society on Saturday, April 8th at 2:00 pm when we take a look at the changing demographics of Upper Merion. “Upper Merion’s Ethnic Heritage,” presented by Marianne Hooper Furman, will examine how we grew from 32 families in 1732 to a bustling “edge city” of almost 30,000 today. We all grew up hearing