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Convenient, Affordable, Historic
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 Library Fundraiser on April 18 |
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Darby Historical Commission
Call (610) 583-0788 for information
Ordinance in PDF Format |
Darby Time Line
1682-2007-325 years |
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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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25th Annual Darby Creek/Cobbs Creek
Watershed-Wide Cleanup.....
Saturday April 25, 2009 Click Here |
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Historic Darby (a Powerpoint presentation.....6 MB ...may take a while to load) |
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| Darby Past (links to Darby's history going back to 1682) |
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Blue Bell |
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1904 Darby Trolley Bridge |
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Marvil Mural |
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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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W3R |
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Proposed Darby Historic District |
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Police box |
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Fire Gargoyles |
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Darby Greenway(s) |
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Darby Ram |
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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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| Regional Sites and Treasures |
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OcTrolleyFest 2007 |
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| OcTrolleyFest 2005 |
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| OcTrolleyMusterFest 2008 |
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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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Darby Visions |
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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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