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Bryn Mawr is named after an estate near Dolgellau in Wales that belonged to Rowland Ellis, a Welsh Quaker who emigrated in 1686 to Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Until the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad 's Main Line in 1869, the town, located in the old Welsh Tract , was known as Humphreysville, named for ...
Harriton House, originally known as Bryn Mawr, is an historic house which is located on the Philadelphia Main Line, and was most famously the residence of Founding Father Charles Thomson, the secretary of the Continental Congress. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
The Mill Creek Historic District near Bryn Mawr and Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, United States, is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980. [1] The area of the historic district was increased on August 30, 1996. [1] [2] [3]
Today, the Main Line is another name for the western suburbs of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue (U.S. Route 30) and the former main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad and extending from the city limits to, traditionally, Bryn Mawr and ultimately Paoli, [12] an area of about 200 square miles (520 km 2).
Bryn Mawr College (/ ˌ b r ɪ n ˈ m ɑː r / brin-MAR; Welsh: [ˌbɾɨ̞nˈmau̯ɾ]) [9] is a private women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States.Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of historically women's colleges in the United States.
Chester County (0) Unincorporated area in Chester County. Delaware County (50). All 50 municipalities. Montgomery County (5). Bridgeport, Lower Merion Township (part; also 4th; includes Penn Wynne and part of Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Haverford College, Merion Station, Rosemont, and Villanova), Narberth, Norristown, Upper Merion Township (part; also 4th; includes Swedeland and part of King of Prussia)
The Idlewild Farm Complex is a 26-acre (11 ha) plot of land in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It was originally part of the Welsh Tract and is now a portion of the Bridlewild Trails Association. It was originally part of the Welsh Tract and is now a portion of the Bridlewild Trails Association.
The Main Point was a small coffeehouse venue in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, that operated from 1964 to 1981. The venue hosted concerts by some of the top names in folk and traditional music, blues, rock, country music, and other musical genres, as well as comedy and poetry. The club, located on Lancaster Avenue, was known for its small intimate ...