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Copy of facts published on Facebook and previously in the Upper Merion Township e-Newsletter.

Pigs To Keep Towns Apart

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Reason Why Swedesburg Won’t Merge With Bridgeport 6 Oct 1920 There appears to be an outstanding reason why a number of residents of Swedesburg object to having that place merged with the borough of Bridgeport. It has been learned that should the consolidation be effected no swine will be allowed to be kept in Swedesburg, and at present it is

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The Origins of the King of Prussia Name

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To start off the New Year, here’s some history from Ed Dybicz, Upper Merion Historian, the King of Prussia Courier (which used to “dedicate one newspaper per year – usually the first week in January – to explaining the name King of Prussia“) along with what you’ll find at our local Wegman’s on the topic. No, King of Prussia Wasn’t

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