Philadelphia Eagles Name Was Inspired By FDR's NRA Eagle On March 4, 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as President of the United States. In the summer of that year, came the announcement of a new NFL football team in Philadelphia. The team's owner, Bert Bell (who later lived in Narberth) drew his inspiration for the team's name from the Blue Eagle of FDR's … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Eagles Name Was Inspired By FDR’s NRA Eagle
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It’s Still The GSB Building
It's Still The GSB Building Germantown Savings Bank ceased to exist in 1994, after it was acquired by Corestates, but its former headerquarters building at One Belmont Avenue is still known as the GSB Building. •🤩ROOFTOP VIEWS🤩• Introducing Karr Barth’s new roof deck at One Belmont Ave. Get the best views of the Philly Skyline 🏙 A venue for collaboration and casual … [Read more...] about It’s Still The GSB Building
Lower Merion F.O.P. Remembers Fallen Officer On The Anniversary Of His Slaying
Lower Merion F.O.P. Remembers Fallen Officer On The Anniversary Of His Slaying President Layton and the Members of FOP Lodge 28 remember Officer Edward Michael Setzer of Lower Merion Township Police that gave the ultimate sacrifice protecting his fellow citizens on Friday, September 30, 1988. Officer Setzer was 37 and was married with three children. … [Read more...] about Lower Merion F.O.P. Remembers Fallen Officer On The Anniversary Of His Slaying
Haverford College Exhibition Features Artifacts Documenting Slavery And Abolition
Haverford College Exhibition Features Artifacts Documenting Slavery And Abolition From the exhibit website “Crossing Borders: From Slavery to Abolition, 1670-1865” is an exhibition curated by the first-year writing seminar “Crossing Borders.” It presents a history of slavery and abolition through a selection of items from Haverford College’s Quaker & Special … [Read more...] about Haverford College Exhibition Features Artifacts Documenting Slavery And Abolition
Flat Rock Dam – Built For Transporting Coal in 1818 – Was A Popular Recreation Site – And A Backdrop to Tragedies and Heroic Rescues
Flat Rock Dam – Built for Transporting Coal in 1818 - Was a Popular Recreation Site And a Backdrop to Tragedies and Heroic Rescues https://vimeo.com/427047388 According to the Inquirer (April 11, 1965), Flat Rock Dam once formed a part of the historic Schuykill, dating to 1815. In that year, the State of Pennsylvania chartered the Schuylkill Navigation Company to … [Read more...] about Flat Rock Dam – Built For Transporting Coal in 1818 – Was A Popular Recreation Site – And A Backdrop to Tragedies and Heroic Rescues