Copy of facts published on Facebook and previously in the Upper Merion Township e-Newsletter.
During that winter of 1777 when George Washington and his troops made their winter camp at Valley Forge, the Continental Army faced some of its worst conditions. The Oneida came to aid their American allies. Yet, over the years, that kindness has all but vanished from mainstream American History. When a harsh winter set in, it became harder for the
A poem by Joseph Dorazio from the Upper Merion Township – The First 300 Years by J. Michael Morrison, Francis X. Luther & Marianne K. Hooper.
By Ed Dybicz 21 March 1967 Some time ago, one of the newer residents was heard to say, at a public meeting, that “Upper Merion is historically an amazing township, including street names, have historical significance.” And, so it goes with an inquiry received about Hampton Road in the Belmont Terrace section of Upper Merion. Anyone traveling along Valley Forge
At a December 1976 meeting of the Upper Merion Planning Commission Kravco unveiled its plans to “cash in “on the vacant thirty-acre tract adjacent to the Plaza. Kravco saw a need to capitalize on the growing northeastern demand for higher-end shopping. The Plaza was built on the knowledge that the Philadelphia region in of itself could support the mall’s existence