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Preserving Upper Merion's Past To Enlighten Its Future

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Wolfsohn Library

Posted on January 25, 2020 Posted in E-History Fact

Upper Merion’s Wolfsohn Library opened in 1962. It was the first library on the East coast to have a toddler story hour which filled up within fifteen minutes on the day of registration. Two years later, Upper Merion was the first library in the country to host Infant Story Hours. Registration also filled immediately. The first year the Summer Reading

Muhlenberg Building is Steeped in History

Posted on January 18, 2020 Posted in E-History Fact

By Ed Dybicz Special to The Courier ~ 1960 KING OF PRUSSIA- The Upper Merion Cultural Center on Moore Road, Port Kennedy, is located in a historic house, once the headquarters of Gen. Peter Muhlenberg of Revolutionary War fame. It is also is the place where George Washington stayed on July 30, 1787. John Moore, original owner of the farm,

1st Annual Trivia Night

Posted on January 18, 2020 Posted in Events

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‘Sleepy’ King of Prussia

Posted on January 11, 2020 Posted in E-History Fact

A photo from our archives taken from approximately where Bahama Breeze is located, looking toward where the mall is now. Yes, King of Prussia was indeed just a ‘sleepy’ little village — back in the early 1950s!