Eastern Montgomery County Revisited

by Andrew Mark Herman

Overview

Montgomery County was incorporated in 1784, though much of the area was settled in the late 1600s and early 1700s through land grants by Pennsylvania's founder, William Penn. Located immediately northwest of Philadelphia, the Quaker city has always influenced the county. Wealthy mansions, religious institutions, colleges, and industry all have contributed to the fabric of the county. Eastern Montgomery County Revisited explores this scenic and historic area with rare postcards from 1905 to 1970 and is meant to be a companion to Eastern Montgomery County. Although this book visits many favorite and familiar parts of the county, great emphasis has been placed on smaller, lesser-known places that truly make this book intriguing and unique.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439616284
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/17/2005
Series:	Postcard History
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	51 MB
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About the Author

Andrew Mark Herman has been studying and collecting local postcards since 1985. This is his fifth book in the Postcard History Series in the Philadelphia area.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	6
	Introduction	7
1	Rockledge and Huntingdon Valley	9
2	Cheltenham, Jenkintown, and Abington	25
3	Glenside, Willow Grove, Hatboro, and Horsham	41
4	Flourtown, Fort Washington, and Ambler	53
5	Lower Gwynedd and the North Wales Area	71
6	The Schuylkill River Corridor	87
7	The Main Line to Valley Forge	99
8	Blue Bell, Jarrettown, and Other Villages	119
	Bibliography	128