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The Welsh Tract, also called the Welsh Barony, was a portion of the Province of Pennsylvania, a British colony in North America (today a U.S. state), settled largely by Welsh-speaking Quakers in the late 17th century. The region is located to the west of Philadelphia.
Marple Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It contains the census designated place of Broomall. The population was estimated at 23,743 as of 2015. ZIP codes include mainly 19008, as well as 19064 and 19063. The township is run by Marple Township board of commissioners.
Originally occupied by Lenape Native Americans, Willistown Township was part of the 50,000 acres (200 km 2) Welsh Tract surveyed for William Penn in 1684. The Holmes Map of 1681 is the first reference to Willistown, calling it "Willeston". In 1704, Willistown was organized as a township.
Lower Gwynedd Township (/ ˈ ɡ w ɪ n ɛ d / Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɡwɪnɛð]) is a township and equestrian community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,405 at the 2010 census. The township comprises four villages: Gwynedd, Gwynedd Valley, Penllyn, and Spring House. The township is considered a haven ...
Major roads in Montgomery Township include U.S. Route 202, which passes southwest–northeast through the center of the township along an expressway-grade parkway; Pennsylvania Route 309, which runs north–south through the center of the township along Bethlehem Pike; U.S. Route 202 Business, which passes southwest–northeast through the ...
Newtown Township, also referred to by the name of its post office of Newtown Square, [2] is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.Prior to 1789, it was part of Chester County, along with the rest of Delaware County. [3]
A group of Welsh Quaker businessmen met with William Penn in London in late 1681, and secured a tract of 40,000 acres (63 square miles; 160 square kilometers) in his new colony of Pennsylvania. [1]: 26 The Welsh Tract was to be contiguous and stretch northwestward along the Schuylkill River from the outskirts of Philadelphia to Valley Forge.
The Spencers are interred at the Horsham Friends Cemetery in Horsham, Pennsylvania. In 1896, Willow Grove Park was established by the owners of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company as an escape from the hot summers in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania & Reading Railroad erected a station in Willow Grove. Soon it became a popular music venue ...