Copy of facts published on Facebook and previously in the Upper Merion Township e-Newsletter.
From the book Upper Merion Township – The First 300 Years (2013) Courtesy of Anthony Morris, 2009: The farm was Allendale Farm (hence Allendale Road), which was named for my great grandfather, George Allen. The house in the middle, so to speak, is where my grandparents raised their family. They built the house to the right for my aunt, Kathleen,
Valley Forge Park currently welcomes well over a million visitors every year. Upper Merion’s own Anna Holstein was the force behind the formation of the first preservation effort, the Valley Forge Centennial and Memorial Association. The association raised $6,000 to purchase what we know now as Washington’s headquarters. The building was dedicated on June 19, 1878. On July 4, 1890,
As the Upper Merion Area School district ends its 2018/19 school year, here is some background on the old Belmont Terrace Elementary School building. The Belmont School is situated in the northeastern section of Upper Merion Township on Anderson Road. It opened in 1958. It had sixteen classrooms that housed 500 pupils. It was modeled after the original pod-based Candlebrook
Allendale Road Was Named For Large Farms By Ed Dybicz 14 JAN 1969 An inquiry was received from an Upper Merion resident who wanted to know “How did Allendale Rd. receive its name?” Allendale Rd. travels from Valley Forge Rd. to DeKalb Pike and is one of the township’s arterial highways serving the King of Prussia Industrial Park. Allendale Rd.