East Falls Historical Society local history collection 1897-2012
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McIlvaine, Charles, 1903-1975
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Costello, Paul, 1894-1986
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East Falls Historical Society.
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"Originally a settlement of the Lenni Lenape, a Native American tribe, East Falls was a collection of villages located in the vicinity of the falls of the Schuylkill River. . . . In 1732, Fort St. David, the first fishery in East Falls, was built and attracted many similar investments. Catfish were so plentiful in this part of the Schuylkill River that fishermen's nets could barely hold the abundant catch (Wissahickon is derived from "Wissha mechan", meaning "catfish"). Catfish beca...
Kelly family
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