Copy of facts published on Facebook and previously in the Upper Merion Township e-Newsletter.
In an agreement dated February 23, 1962 and signed by the township supervisors, the trustees of Philadelphia millionaire Nat N. Wolfsohn’s estate agreed to donate $40,000 to establish a library in Upper Merion with one condition; Township officials must name the library Wolfsohn Memorial Library. After outgrowing its headquarters on Town Center Road in 1989, the library moved to the
Most fire companies were organized as a result of big fires. The Swedesburg Volunteer Fire Company was unique since it was organized during World War II to protect the community and Upper Merion Township as part of civilian defense. At the time, Swedesburg was Upper Merion’s most heavily populated area with more than 1,000 residents with many industries that were
A community of residential homes, Colonial Village, originated in 1929. J. Howard Mecke, a realtor and well known developer, started building Colonial Village in 1928 in Upper Merion, Township. Mecke’s houses were noted for garages with rooms above. For the local residents, Mecke also built the Colonial Village Swimming Club, one of the early swimming clubs in Upper Merion not
In 1928, Hughes Park became one of the first planned subdivisions in the township. Road patterns, utilities, and plots of land were staked out so that buyers could purchase their own lots and construct their own dwellings. However, with the Depression of 1929, many of the lots sat empty for years. Source: King of Prussia Historical Society E-History Fact published 1/30/2015