Springfield Township, Montgomery County - Couverture rigide

Zwicker, Charles G; Zwicker, Edward C; Springfield Township Historical Society

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1531607330 ISBN 13 : 9781531607333

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2002

Synopsis

Springfield Township, Montgomery County, adjoins the city of Philadelphia on its northern border. The township's six-plus square miles, originally established as "Penn's Manor of Springfield," was a gift from William Penn to his wife, Gulielma Maria Springett, c. 1681. This historic township was home to a major stagecoach line and its associated taverns and inns, considerable activity during the Revolutionary War, summertime residences of Philadelphia's wealthy, and subsequent post-World War II development as a burgeoning community just over the Philadelphia border. Springfield Township's rich history is pictorially represented with a number of previously unpublished photographs from the township historical societ, and wonderful private collections. In these pages, travel through the early colonial and farming settlements of the township's original settlers, the turbulence of the Revolutionary War, the arrival of the iron horse, the excitement of White City Amusement Park, the rise and fall of the great mansions and estates, and the explosion of new development as city residents and businesses moved out to the suburbs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1531607330
• ISBN 13: 9781531607333
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 130
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible