Halfway between Philadelphia and Pennsylvania’s state capital Harrisburg is the city of Reading—a historic place that has grown from its industrial roots to the 5th-largest city in the state. There’s a lot that draws visitors and locals to the Reading area, but GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is one...
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Known as “The Christmas City,” Bethlehem, PA is located in the Lehigh Valley where more than 55,000 residents call it home. From its roots that day back to 1741 to the modern amenities that have made this quaint city an oasis for families and young professionals, the history of Bethlehem is at the h...
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You only have to go a few miles northwest of Philadelphia’s city limits to find Norristown—the second most populous borough in the state, and a community rich with a long, storied past. While the history of Norristown is centered around the rise of industry in the area, and later the arts, today it...
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Horsham Township is located in Montgomery County, PA, and it is one of many local townships that were first plotted out by William Penn’s engineers in the infancy of our nation’s development. Today, this township has a total area of 5.5 square miles, and over 26,000 residents call it home. Horsham i...
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With a history spanning more than 300 years, Cheltenham is a well-established township lying just outside Philadelphia’s urban sprawl. Full of unspoiled wooded tracts surrounding the beautiful Tacony Creek, this area was originally founded by 15 Quakers who purchased lots of varying sizes. Chelten...
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On the northern fringe of Philadelphia is a quaint township with a long past and a strong community spirit. Abington Township, PA was originally obtained by William Penn in the 1680s, and it was incorporated in 1704—making it one of the oldest communities in Montgomery County. It is also the home...
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Within the Philadelphia metropolitan area lies a planned community that helped to define the face of the suburban dream—Levittown, PA. Today, nearly 53,000 people live in this census-designated place, and there are 41 neighborhoods, also called “sections”, that make up the community. The history o...
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The state of Pennsylvania was officially founded in 1682, but some towns here are nearly as old as the state itself! Bensalem is one of them, and this township of more than 60,000 residents first established its boundaries in 1692. Although it is suspected that the town was first named “Salem”, the...
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If you travel about 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia, you’ll come across a picturesque borough called Lansdale. With a population of 16,000+ residents, there have been big changes to the area over the course of the last two centuries. Lansdale was first settled by the Jenkins family in the early...
Read MoreJust over 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia, you’ll find the small, yet picturesque, borough of Royersford, PA. This borough originally got its name from a ford (a shallow area of the river forming a natural crossing) in the Schuylkill River at a place adjacent to land owned by the Royer family....
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