Valley Forge Park currently welcomes well over a million visitors every year. Upper Merion’s own Anna Holstein was the force behind the formation of the first preservation effort, the Valley Forge Centennial and Memorial Association. The association raised $6,000 to purchase what we know now as Washington’s headquarters. The building was dedicated on June 19, 1878. On July 4, 1890,
On July 5, 2019 the Society posted this message on their Facebook page: We at the Society have been hearing second-hand that there is some question about where items donated for the tricentennial ended up. In the summer of 2012, a number of community volunteers answered the call from the Upper Merion Tricentennial Committee to scan and preserve some of
Effective immediately and with full Board approval, the King of Prussia Historical Society announces the following changes in leadership. Michael Morrison, who has been a cornerstone of the Society since our rebirth in 2012, has transitioned to Chairman of the Board of Directors. David Montalvo has moved into the President position. The Vice President position will remain vacant for now.
As the Upper Merion Area School district ends its 2018/19 school year, here is some background on the old Belmont Terrace Elementary School building. The Belmont School is situated in the northeastern section of Upper Merion Township on Anderson Road. It opened in 1958. It had sixteen classrooms that housed 500 pupils. It was modeled after the original pod-based Candlebrook