Copy of facts published on Facebook and previously in the Upper Merion Township e-Newsletter.
With equal land taken from Upper Merion and Lower Merion townships, West Conshohocken became an incorporated borough on October 16, 1874. The 602 acres were called Balligomingo, the Indian name for the area. The land was given to William Penn by the Unami tribe of the Lenni-Lenape nation of Indians in the Treaty of 1683. This change occurred because of
On May 13, 1921, the township tax collector tried to collect delinquent taxes from workers employed by the Ehret Magnesium Co. and living in Port Kennedy. A riot broke out when the tax collector was pushed and shoved and his life was threatened. As a result, the constable was called. The constable and the tax collector were badly beaten when
On a grassy hill overlooking the gradually disappearing farmlands in King of Prussia, the 900,000 sq ft General Electric Company’s Missile and Space Vehicle Department at the Valley Forge Space Technology Center facility rose in 1960 as the 1st major industrial complex in the area, comprising some 131 acres. As the families of scientists and military officials moved into the
On May 5, 1972, the first of three unit trains of modular homes left Abrams yard in route to Indianapolis as part of HUD’s “Operation Breakthrough,” while two other trains headed to Seattle. GE’s research lab participated in the large-scale systematic housing demonstration program which featured innovative house designs and site plans. The train was touted as the largest unit