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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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Raise the Roof for Old Borough Hall |
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John M. Drew Marker |
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Illuminating Darby |
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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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Marvil Mural |
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Harlan Cloud Apothecary |
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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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Darby Historical Commission
Call (610) 583-0788 for information
Ordinance in PDF Format |
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W3R |
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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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Darby Visions |
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Octavius Catto |
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Fire Gargoyles |
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OcTrolleyFest 2007 |
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| OcTrolleyFest 2005 |
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Darby Historic Trolley Proposal |
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Hilldale, Darby and Yeadon World Champions |
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| OcTrolleyMusterFest 2008 |
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OcTrolleyFest 2010 |
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Darby and the Underground Railroad |
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OcTrolleyFest 2011 |
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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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Darby 150th Anniversary of Incorporation |
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Rudyard Kiplings's Philadelphia |
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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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