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Marvil Mural

Salvador Picture Gallery Scam

Little Flower

Link Trainer Flight Simulator-Main Street

Historic Darby (a Powerpoint presentation.....6 MB ...may take a while to load)

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

Darby Postcards

Darby Time Line 1682-2007-325 years

Fire Gargoyles

Darby Ram

Darby in 1927

Proposed Darby Historic District

Fred Trent

Darby Past  (links to Darby's history going back to 1682)

Police box

Old Borough Hall and the Peaceable Kingdom

Darby Greenway(s)

W3R

1904 Darby Trolley Bridge

Darby Present (views of this unique town )

Picture Gallery Views of this remarkable town

Darby Historic Trolley Proposal

Blue Bell Inn on Cobbs Creek

Darby Future (Assets and Possibilities)

Darby Historical Commission Call (610) 583-0788 for information Ordinance in PDF Format

Darby and the Underground Railroad

"They have a right to criticize who have a heart to help. The rest is cruelty, not justice." William Penn, Fruits of Solitude

William Still, Darby, the desegregation of Philadelphia streetcars and the Darby Rt. 11

Octavius Catto

Darby Visions

In Memoriam, Bunting House c 1730-2005

Regional Sites and Treasures

OcTrolleyFest 2007

OcTrolleyFest 2005

OcTrolleyMusterFest 2008

1006 Main Street , circa 1734

Hilldale, Darby and Yeadon World Champions

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 )

Darby 150th Anniversary of Incorporation

Rudyard Kiplings's Philadelphia

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