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Preserving Upper Merion's Past To Enlighten Its Future

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First Schools in Upper Merion

Posted on September 9, 2017 Posted in All posts, E-History Fact

Early schools in Upper Merion were located in private homes. One of the first schools in Upper Merion was Gulph School, a stone building, founded in 1696. The Old Camp School located on Mount Joy, was a little log school founded by Letitia Penn with a desire to educate her neighbors’ children. Reportedly established in 1705, the school was eventually

The Purple Cow

Posted on September 2, 2017 Posted in E-History Fact

“…she recalls when KOP was a small outdoor mall where she worked a hot dog stand called the Purple Cow.” (Excerpt from the May 29, 2016 Philadelphia Inquirer’s special report, “In KOP, Even More Mega.”) What do you remember about the Purple Cow? Anyone answer one of their want ads? You remember those days, when you looked for jobs in