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Other Local History

Links to Other Cool Historic Sites and Resources

Friends of Graeme Park - maintain the Sir William Keith House, the c1722 mansion of the Colonial Lt Governor of Pennsylvania. The Keith House, a National Historic Landmark, is located right next door to the Penrose Strawbridge House, which was originally part of Graeme Park.

Millbrook Society is a nonprofit organization, whose mission is historical preservation, education, historic presentation, historical research, historic reenacting and archaeology. Our members also participate in field trips to historic sites. Our emphasis is on local history relating to Bucks and Montgomery Counties, but our work stretches far beyond those boundaries. We have served, in the past, as the Historical Commission and Historical Society for the Borough of Hatboro, Pennsylvania. The Millbrook Society is a multi-faceted, constantly evolving organization. One of the our projects is the restoration of the Isaiah Lukens Clock at Loller Academy.

Preservation Directory - the online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States & Canada. Our goal is to foster the preservation of historic buildings, historic downtowns and neighborhoods, cultural resources and to promote heritage tourism by facilitating communication among historic preservation professionals and the general public.

Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum - is owned and operated by the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association (DVHAA). The DVHAA is a non-profit, 501(c)3, all volunteer organization. We receive no federal funding. Your tax deductible contributions ensure that the aviation history of the Greater Delaware Valley will be shared with future generations.

Eight Arch Bridge Warrington Township Historical Society owns the Eight Arch Bridge, located (beside the Big Brothers and Big Sisters building in Jamison, PA.) on the main stem of the Neshaminy Creek south of Route 263, with Warwick Township on the right and Buckingham Township on the left. The historic Eight Arch Bridge is the last remaining eight arch bridge in Pennsylvania. A hand laid stone and mortar 218 foot long structure with distinctive and graceful arches, the bridge was built in 1803 and is a delightful place to fish and picnic. It is easier to see in the winter. The bridge was listed on the National Historic Register in 1984.

Moland House became George Washington's Headquarters during the Neshaminy encampment in August 1777. Each year the Warwick Township Historical Society conducts a reenactment that includes the Pennsylvania 5th and many artisans demonstrating life in Colonial times, to the attending public. Restored and maintained by the Warwick Township Historical Society.

William Tennant House - group restoring the home of William Tennent who In 1727 established a religious school in a log cabin that became famous as the Log College. He filled his pupils with evangelical zeal, and a number became revivalist preachers in the First Great Awakening. The educational influence of the Log College was of importance since many of its graduates founded schools along the frontier. Princeton University is regarded as the successor to the Log College.

Font Hill - Fonthill was the home of the American archeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Built between 1908 and 1912, it is an early example of poured-in-place concrete and features 44 rooms, over 200 windows, 18 fireplaces and 10 bathrooms. The interior was originally painted in pastel colors, but age and sunlight have all but eradicated any hint of the former hues. It contains much built-in furniture and is embellished with decorative tiles that Mercer made at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement. It is filled with an extensive collection of ceramics embedded in the concrete of the house, as well as other artifacts from his world travels, including cuneiform tablets discovered in Mesopotamia dating back to over 2300 BCE. The home also contains around 1,000 prints from Mercer's extensive collection, as well as over six thousand books, almost all of which were annotated by Mercer himself.

Henry Mercer was a visitor at the Penrose Strawbridge House.

FOW works in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation to restore historical structures throughout the park, eliminate invasive plant species, monitor watershed management issues, and restore trails throughout the park system with its Sustainable Trails Initiative.

Historical Society of Fort Washington (HSFW) was founded in 1935 and has continually grown its membership and given much to the general public. Our headquarters--The Clifton House at 473 Bethlehem Pike, Ft. Washington, Pa is situated in the heart of the pivotally strategic White­marsh Encampment in the late Fall of 1777. It was from these surrounding hills that Washington's ill-equipped Continental Army dug in and, aided by advance warning, turned back the British attempt to end the Revolution with a surprise attack. Following the Battle of Edge Hill on December 7, 1777, Gen. Howe realized the futility of his Army's maneuvers and returned to Philadelphia.

Remember Old Fort Washington School at 316 Madison Ave, was built in 1891 as a 2 room schoolhouse and expanded to 4 rooms in 1901. 8 more classrooms were added in 1917. A competition was held at that time for a motto for the school and the winner was "“Make that spark of learning grow” which was then engraved into the lintel above the door. The school has been sold to a developer who plans to build several homes on the site.

The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) serves those involved in living historical farms, agricultural museums and outdoor museums of history and folklife. Since its founding in 1970, ALHFAM has been at the forefront of the growth and professionalization of the use of living history techniques in museum programs. ALHFAM members and member institutions can be found across the United States and Canada and in many other countries.




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