Copy of facts published on Facebook and previously in the Upper Merion Township e-Newsletter.
The establishment of the Upper Merion Township Police Department was spurred by the furor in Swedesburg following the April 9, 1929 robbery-murder of a grocery story owner. The crime was never solved and led to the denunciation of township officials by the Swedesburg residents. Blame was placed on the officials for not providing police protection for the community after there
Special to The Inquirer VALLEY FORGE, Pa, Dec 16 (1919) – Because his goats grazed on the Valley Forge Park property, Dominic Richard, of Port Kennedy, was arraigned before Magistrate McLaughlin charged with trespass. It was testified that the goats ate seventy-four heads of cabbage and destroyed other vegetables, the property of Charles W. Smith, caretaker at the park. The
In Bean’s History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania published in 1884 and edited by William J. Buck, five principal elevations of Upper Merion are described. MOUNT JOY [in Valley Forge Park] Mount Joy is of a conical form, and is wooded to its top, and forms a beautiful feature in the landscape. It gave name to a manor that belonged to
KALB, Johann, called Baron de Kalb (1721-80), was a German-born soldier, who fought in the American Revolution. DeKalb was greatly revered by his contemporaries. In addition to our own DeKalb Pike, numerous towns, counties, and streets in the U.S. are named DeKalb after him. In 1747 he became brigadier-general under Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie. During the French and Indian