Copy of facts published on Facebook and previously in the Upper Merion Township e-Newsletter.
In June, the King of Prussia Historical Society received an inquiry for a list of local communities from Upper Merion Township Police Officer Joseph Davies. The idea was to display these communities on a new police van. This request generated quite a bit of discussion among the Society leadership. Between old village names and the names of new developments,
Painting of Old Schoolhouse Showed It Had Second Story by Ed Dybicz (date unknown) When the “Old Roberts Schoolhouse” on Croton rd. Upper Merion, was being reconstructed some years ago by the King of Prussia Historical Society, notices appeared in local newspapers requesting any photograph or painting so that the rebuilding would be as exact in detail as possible. Unfortunately,
As a result of the community pressure, the Argument Court of Montgomery County, during its September 1931 Session, handed down a decision giving supervisors of a second class township permission to use road tax money to support a police department. In September 1931, the Upper Merion Township Supervisors officially appointed Lester Smull of Mount Pleasant as “policeman of Upper Merion
Alderbrook Mansion was built in 1860 By Ed Dybicz 24 OCT 1990 King of Prussia Courier/Suburban According to records of the Holstein-Ellis Library, Alderbrook Mansion was built in 1860. However, a fire in 1908 destroyed the third floor. When the mansion was rebuilt, a tablet was placed with the 1908 date. Records of April 1, 1908 describe the fire: “Alderbrook,