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Convenient, Affordable, Historic
Since 1682, A Good Place to Call Home |
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"They have a right to criticize who have a heart to help. The rest is cruelty, not justice." William Penn, Fruits of Solitude |
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DARBY, PENNSYLVANIA
Darby Borough, PA, nestled in the hills overlooking Philadelphia International Airport,and between two creeks,combines strategic location and an excellent transportation network with supurlative history. |
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Academy of Building Conservation |
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Marvil Mural |
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Illuminating Darby |
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John M. Drew Marker |
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Clean the Bridge |
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We have more fun in Darby |
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Darby T-Shirts |
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Little Flower/aka Scott Estate, Woodburne,
Heights of Darby |
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| Darby Past (links to Darby's history going back to 1682) |
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January 2011 Fire on Main St
Rebuild begins |
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Darby Present
(views of this unique town ) |
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Harlan Cloud Apothecary |
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Trolley Travel Booklet |
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1000 Main Street |
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Legend of the Cobblestones |
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| Darby Future (Assets and Possibilities) |
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Police box |
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Darby Ram |
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1904 Darby Trolley Bridge |
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Old Borough Hall and the Peaceable Kingdom |
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| William Still, Darby, the desegregation of Philadelphia streetcars and the Darby Rt. 11 |
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Picture Gallery
Views of this remarkable town |
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Darby Greenway(s) |
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Link Trainer Flight Simulator-Main Street |
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Darby in 1927 |
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W3R |
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Darby Historical Commission
Call (610) 583-0788 for information
Ordinance in PDF Format |
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Proposed Darby Historic District |
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Darby Time Line |
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Fred Trent |
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Blue Bell Inn on Cobbs Creek |
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| In Memoriam, Bunting House c 1730-2005 |
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Darby Postcards |
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Buttonwood Park/Darby Transportation Center |
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| Regional Sites and Treasures |
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OcTrolleyFest , |
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Octavius Catto |
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Fire Gargoyles |
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Darby Visions |
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| Endangered Treasures/Future Assets |
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Darby Historic Trolley Proposal |
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| OcTrolleyFest 2005 |
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Hilldale, Darby and Yeadon World Champions |
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Raise the Roof for Old Borough Hall |
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Darby and the Underground Railroad |
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1006 Main Street , circa 1734 |
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This site is under construction and additional information about Darby is much appreciated. Since Darby was settlled in 1682, there is a lot of history to cover. Please send comments, corrections, suggestions and additions to J.Haiigis, 1006 Main Street, Darby, PA 19023, call 610.583.0788, or e-mail John Haigis. |
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Rudyard Kiplings's Philadelphia |
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Darby 150th Anniversary of Incorporation |
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| Your Hosts, Jan and John Haigis |
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Historic Darby (a Powerpoint presentation.....6 MB ...may take a while to load) |
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Above: A picture of what may have been the oldest house in Darby, known as the Blunston Bake House, it stood between the Darby Meetinghouse and Darby Library. It was destroyed by a fire in the 1950's
To the left is 1006 Main, circa 1734 which may be the oldest house remaining in Darby
Both house sites are located in the proposed Meetinghouse Historic District. |
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