Copy of facts published on Facebook and previously in the Upper Merion Township e-Newsletter.
Alan Wood Steel Co. Marks 150th Year by Ed Dybicz 1976 Alan Wood Steel Company, the industrial giant that straddles the Schuylkill River in Upper Merion and Plymouth townships, is observing its 150th anniversary. The company was formed in 1826. The story about Alan Wood Steel Co. is more than a history of organization; it is a chronicle of community
Citizen’s Complaints in 1803 Led to Township’s Boundary By Ed Dybicz 1962 Matsonford Road, running Southeast out of the Borough of West Conshohocken, through Rebel Hill into Gulph Mills, is so well known at the dividing line between Lower Merion and Upper Merion Townships, that it is generally assumed this was always the line where the two townships met. Nothing
From the Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger / 28 Jun 1918 Gulph Mills Will Open Its New 18-Hole Course Tomorrow Afternoon by William H. Evans The new Gulph Mills Golf Club, the latest creation of Donald Ross, will be thrown open for play tomorrow. Ross never built a poor or indi The new Gulph Mills Golf Club, the latest creation of
As we come to the 19th anniversary of the great August 20, 2000, move of our historic 550 ton King of Prussia Inn, here is a look at how the structure’s preservation began. KING OF PRUSSIA INN NOW ON HISTORIC REGISTER by Linda Smith (Article date unknown) With a sense of purpose and dedication, more than 30 Upper Merion residents