DELAWARE COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA

ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET 

The history of Delaware County in Pennsylvania, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 67 Page Booklet, reprinted primarily from three hard-to-find books: the 1843 edition of Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania by Sherman Day, An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by William Egle, M.D., and Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State, a WPA project published in 1940. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover.

The communities mentioned include: Chester (formerly Upland) New Gottenburg, Christiana Harbor, Lansdowne, Clifton Heights, Swarthmore, Media (Middletown), Concord, Concordville, Chadds Ford, Darby, Upper Darby, Glenolden, Ridley Park, Eddystone, Trainer, Marcus Hook, Ardmore, Haverford, Wayne, Painters Cross Roads, Bethel, Aston, Birmingham, Leiperville, North Chester, Edgmont, Marple, and Newtown.

The Day and Egle histories cover the early development of this area, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There is occasionally some duplication of material, but often with a different slant or with additional details.

Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are: Early Settlers, Swedish colony under Gov. Printz, Rev. Campanius and the Indians, Early Forts, Treaty with Indian Chiefs, Society of Friends, Mason-Dixon Line, Destructive Rain of 1848 and a Daring Rescue, Disaster at Eddystone Ammunitions Corp. in 1917, and the "tasty" Locust Invasion; Swarthmore College, Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College, Villanova College, and other Educational Institutions; William Penn's First Arrival in Pennsylvania, How Chester was Named; Laws of Pennsylvania, such as no "drinking healths", Early Punishments and the First All-Female Jury in Pennsylvania; Jacobus and Coleman, a pair charged with Insurrection; Revolutionary War Activities; How Samuel Levis Lost his Hat; Civil War Officers; Baltimore Locomotive Works at Eddystone, Early Railroads; Graveyard Inscriptions and poetry; First Lunatic in Upland; and a Biography of Benjamin West, the eminent painter; and a Pet Cemetery; and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

ILLUSTRATIONS Central Park of Chester, Old Assembly House and Penn's Landing Place, Richard Townsend's Original Cottage, Ancient Welsh Chruch at Radnor, Birthplace of Benjamin West, Swarthmore College (full page), The Old Town Hall at Chester, House Where Penn Stayed, Chester Militry Academy, Delaware County Court House in Media, Ridley Park Railroad Station, Crozer Theological Seminary  and a few others.