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Drexel Hill is located in the western part of Upper Darby Township at (39.949962, -75.301841 The neighborhood is eight miles from Center City, Philadelphia and is bordered to the north by Haverford Township, to the east by the Kirklyn, Highland Park, Beverly Hills, and Bywood neighborhoods in Upper Darby Township, to the southeast by the borough of Lansdowne, to the south by the borough of ...
Pages in category "People from Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The house was named "Runnymede" after the Fallon family seat in Roscommon County in Ireland. In 1882, the unusual building was purchased by Colonel Anthony J. Drexel. The mansion stood on what was at that time called the hill of Drexel, and consequently the surrounding area became known as Drexel Hill.
Marty Stern, former women's cross-country coach, Villanova Wildcats (WoF) George Wackenhut, Wackenhut founder (WoF) Floyd Wedderburn, former professional football player, Seattle Seahawks; Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh, former Chester County, Pennsylvania sheriff and one of 22 female sheriffs in the U.S. [citation needed] WoF
The land in which Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School is located was originally owned by Christopher Fallon. In 1850, Fallon built a mansion on the site. In 1882, the mansion was bought by Colonel Anthony Drexel. The mansion was situated on what was then called the hill of Drexel and the area eventually became known as ...
Project "A" was the plan to redevelop Units 1a, 1b and 2, the land between 32nd, 34th, Walnut and Chestnut. This resulted in Penn's Women's Dorm (now Hill House) and several Drexel buildings along Chestnut. Additional areas were carved out for Penn's Wharton and Annenberg schools and Physics department. Unit 5 was reserved for Drexel.
Thomas J. Stapleton - Pennsylvania State Representative for the 165th district (1975-1978) Carl Robie - gold medal swimmer in 200 m butterfly “the Philadelphia flyer” (1959-1961) [ 5 ] David Krmpotich - Olympic silver medalist in rowing an men's coxless fours ; U.S. team torch bearer at 1988 Seoul Olympics [ 6 ]
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