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Since 1682, A Good Place to Call Home |
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Picture Gallery
Views of this remarkable town
Darby Slide Show |
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Darby Time Line
1682-2007-325 years |
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"And They Called It Macaroni"
Saturday March 29 to benefit Old Borough Hall |
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DARBY, PENNSYLVANIA
Darby Borough, nestled in the hills overlooking Philadelphia's International Airport, combines strategic location and an excellent transportation network with supurlative history. Settled in 1682 it was incorporated on May 3, 1853 |
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2008 Darby/Cobbs Creek
Watershed-Wide Cleanup
Saturday, April 26 |
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Darby Historical Commission
Call (610) 583-0788 for information
Ordinance in PDF Format |
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Marvil Mural |
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| Darby Past (links to Darby's history going back to 1682) |
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1904 Darby Trolley Bridge |
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Blue Bell |
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W3R |
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Old Borough Hall and the Peaceable Kingdom |
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Darby Present
(views of this unique town ) |
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Proposed Darby Historic District |
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Darby Ram |
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Fire Gargoyles |
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Darby Greenway(s) |
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Police box |
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| Darby Future (Assets and Possibilities) |
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| Darby and the Underground Railroad |
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| William Still, Darby, the desegregation of Philadelphia streetcars and the Darby Rt. 11 |
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| Octavius Catto |
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In Memoriam, Bunting House c 1730-2005 |
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| Other Area Attractions |
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| OcTrolleyFest 2005 |
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OcTrolleyFest 2007 |
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| Darby Visions |
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| Darby 150th Anniversary of Incorporation |
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| Hilldale, Darby and Yeadon World Champions |
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1006 Main Street , circa 1734 |
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About the site: Darbyhistory.com is a site under construction and additional information about Darby is much appreciated. Since Darby was settled in 1682, there is a lot of history to cover. Please send comments, corrections, suggestions and additions to John Haigis
(address: 1006 Main Street, Darby, PA 19023 (610) 583-0788 ) |
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Your Hosts, Jan and John Haigis |
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Rudyard Kiplings's Philadelphia |
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Links |
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Darby Historic Trolley Proposal |
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Link Trainer Flight Simulator-Main Street |
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