Copy of facts published on Facebook and previously in the Upper Merion Township e-Newsletter.
On June 18, 1847, the Evening Post of NY reported on its front page: “A Subterranean Trip. Discovery of a Remarkable Cave.” A party of four entered a large cavern in the limestone quarries at Port Kennedy. They found a small aperture about 50 feet below the surface. With candles, they crawled through the narrow entrance which led to a
In the 1930s, the pools of King of Prussia’s Colonial Village Swimming Club were electrically lighted with large flood lights each night and there was ample parking for over 400 cars. All kinds of colored floats, slides, and rubber toys were furnished for young and old. A delightful beach playground had colored canvas tables and chairs, hammocks, swings, and umbrellas.
The inhabitants of Upper Merion derived quite a bit of wealth from its mines and quarries. The three large furnaces for the manufacture of iron were located at Port Kennedy and two others were on the Schuylkill below Swedesburg. The ore was obtained in the vicinity of Valley Forge, Gulf Mills, and King of Prussia, and it was estimated that
Old tax assessment records, dating from 1860 to the late 1870’s, show that Witticomville, sometimes spelled Witticombville, existed near what today is Henderson and Ross Roads, the site of the UMT building. The origin of the name of this village is not known. In 1871, a store and wheelwright shop were recorded on tax assessment records. By 1893, John Hampton