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Newtown Township was formerly served by the Newtown Square Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad; rail service to Newtown Square ended in 1963 and the tracks were removed in 1985. The Route 104 bus replaced a trolley service that connected West Chester to Philadelphia along the West Chester Pike between 1898 and the 1950s.
William Penn planned two inland "New Towns" outside of his city of Philadelphia while working with Thomas Holme on the map of his province of Penn's sylvania. The town now known as Newtown Square was the "New Town" planned for Chester County, Pennsylvania, (the eastern portion of which was subsequently split off into a new Delaware County in 1789) with another "New Town" planned for Bucks County.
Bartram's Covered Bridge, built 1860 west of Newtown Square, crosses Crum Creek into Chester County Newlin Mill, built 1704, on the west branch of Chester Creek, near Concordville According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 191 square miles (490 km 2 ), of which 184 square miles (480 km 2 ) is land and 6.8 square miles ...
Portion of 1687 Holme map. Marple Township is on the right side of the map, below Newtown and above Springfield. The Delaware County area was first settled by Quakers who came to Pennsylvania by the Delaware River on September 29, 1683. The ship they used was called the Endeavor. [3]
Tyler State Park is a day-use Pennsylvania state park on 1,711 acres (692 ha) in Newtown and Northampton Townships, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. [2] Park roads, trails, and facilities are nestled within the original farm and woodland setting. Neshaminy Creek meanders through the park (no swimming), north to south. Tyler State Park ...
Get the Newtown Square, PA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Border 2 Fire map: Blaze with 'dangerous rate' erupts at California's Otay Mountain.
In Newtown, a new Chick-Fil-A has been delayed. For now. Township Supervisor John Mack said Newtown Equities LLC, representing the popular fast food chain, has put its plans on hold for acquiring ...
Edgmont Township lies northwest of the center of Delaware County, with its northern border forming the Chester County line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.73 square miles (25.20 km 2), of which 9.71 square miles (25.14 km 2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km 2), or 0.24%, is water. [3]