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School Site Was An Issue In Upper Merion

Posted on January 26, 2019 Posted in E-History Fact

24 September 1968 by Ed Dybicz When Upper Merion decided to build its own high school in 1927, the location became such an issue, that the Lower and Upper voting district fought about it. This perhaps came about from the pledge made by winning Lower District School Directors that the new educational plant would be built in the Lower District,

Pigs To Keep Towns Apart

Posted on January 19, 2019 Posted in E-History Fact

Reason Why Swedesburg Won’t Merge With Bridgeport 6 Oct 1920 There appears to be an outstanding reason why a number of residents of Swedesburg object to having that place merged with the borough of Bridgeport. It has been learned that should the consolidation be effected no swine will be allowed to be kept in Swedesburg, and at present it is

The Origins of the King of Prussia Name

Posted on January 5, 2019 Posted in E-History Fact

To start off the New Year, here’s some history from Ed Dybicz, Upper Merion Historian, the King of Prussia Courier (which used to “dedicate one newspaper per year – usually the first week in January – to explaining the name King of Prussia“) along with what you’ll find at our local Wegman’s on the topic. No, King of Prussia Wasn’t