East Falls Historical Society local history collection 1897-2012

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East Falls Historical Society local history collection 1897-2012

http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/ead.html?id=PACSCL_HSP_EFHS03

The East Falls Historical Society local history collection, 1897-2012, is comprised mostly of newspaper clippings with some pamphlets, invitations, and ephemera. Some files focus on individuals or families, while others cover businesses, schools, churches, community organizations, or historic sites/houses significant in the history of the East Falls section of Philadelphia.

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East Falls Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6328151

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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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