

On April 7, 1950, a grocery store on DeKalb Pike near Gulph Road was destroyed by a fire. The other two volunteer fire companies located in the more populated southern and eastern sections of the township, Swedeland and Swedesburg, were prevented from a timely response because they were delayed from a freight train crossing DeKalb Pike at King Manor. This prompted a public meeting on May 25, 1950 and the formation of the King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company.
(Source: King of Prussia Historical Society.)
E-History Fact published 3/27/2015 Upper Merion Township E-Newsletter
The Society regretfully announces the Civil War program scheduled for 4/25/15 is canceled due to the availability of presenters and other Civil War events which will commemorate the ending of the Civil War in our area.
We suggest you consider attending one of the following:
26th Annual Nashaminy State Park Civil War Reenactment
Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th, 2015
Bensalem, PA (for more information)
Pennypacker Mill Civil War Reunion
Saturday, May 30th 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, May 31st 10 am to 4 pm (Parking and admission are free)
Schwenksville, PA (for more information)
The Chester Valley Railroad was finished in 1853. It extended the entire 4 mile width of Upper Merion from east to west, with stations at Maple, King of Prussia, Henderson, and Shainline. It began at Bridgeport and connected with the PA Railroad at Downingtown. There were at least seven short branches erected by private enterprise, leading from mines and quarries toward the Schuylkill, two of which were over a mile in length.
(Source: Upper Merion Township The First 300 Years, pg. 60)
E-History Fact published 3/20/2015 Upper Merion Township E-Newsletter