Tag: Quakers

Philadelphia is a historic city of neighborhoods.

Each one has a story as to how they earned their names, and a Reddit page has compiled…

A social club formed by a group of Quakers in 1732 in the modern-day Andalusia neighborhood of Bensalem inspired George Washington’s favorite cocktail…

A Chester County school is ranked among the country’s best boarding schools, according to data from the website Stacker.

West Chester’s Westtown School…

The People’s Hall in East Fallowfield, the building constructed in 1845 to ensure that abolitionists had a place to meet without disturbances, is currently…

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Spar Hill Farm in Kennett Township marks the decade-long fight to preserve the land, writes Richard Gaw for the…

A popular town in nearby Bucks County was ranked as one of the best small towns in the entire state, with other local areas making…

“According to one legend, two slave catchers tracking a fugitive through Kentucky lost all trace of the runaway when they crossed the Ohio River. In…

Edgewood, the stunning serpentine home built in the mid-19th century in Birmingham Township, has been refurbished and comfortably updated by the latest owners, John…

A property in Bucks County, which predates a large portion of the nation’s history, has recently gone up for sale at a historic price…

The Longwood Garden cemetery and meeting house, owned by the botanical attraction have a rich history with connections to the Underground Railroad, write David Sleasman…

The newsworthy, cause-driven, high-profile protests of today are really nothing new. Marcus Rediker, in Smithsonian Magazine, demonstrated their area longevity in his profile…

Today’s fight to use gender-inclusive pronouns is not the first time grammar has found itself in the middle of political discourse, as 17th…

Willistown Township ranks fifth among the safest places in Pennsylvania, according to research conducted by the team at ValuePenguin, a personal finance website that analyzes…

If you are looking for a real sense of the rich history of Chester County then a trip to Marshallton, one of the three historic…