March 09, 2025
Sears catalog Cape Cod for sale in Plymouth Meeting
Did you know that you could buy a house from Sears in the first half of the 1900s? Sears offered … Continue reading “Sears catalog Cape Cod for sale in Plymouth Meeting”
History
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February 03, 2025
Video from Conshohocken Historical Society shows Battery C Parade in 1941
The below article and video were submitted by the Conshohocken Historical Society. Battery C was a Conshohocken-based group of soldiers … Continue reading “Video from Conshohocken Historical Society shows Battery C Parade in 1941”
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January 27, 2025
54th anniversary of the West Conshohocken gas leak, explosion, and fire
Today is the 54th anniversary of West Conshohocken’s greatest disaster. On January 27, 1971, a gas explosion along Front Street … Continue reading “54th anniversary of the West Conshohocken gas leak, explosion, and fire”
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January 05, 2025
A proposed route for the Schuylkill Expressway would have crossed the river in Conshohocken
A 1948 map shows a proposed route for the Schuylkill Expressway that would cross the Schuylkill River at Conshohocken. This … Continue reading “A proposed route for the Schuylkill Expressway would have crossed the river in Conshohocken”
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August 25, 2024
When Conshohocken's children were asked to run home from school during the Cold War
During the Cold War, students participated in civil defense drills that followed the advent of atomic and then nuclear weapons. … Continue reading “When Conshohocken’s children were asked to run home from school during the Cold War”
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August 06, 2024
Final celebration planned before demolition of Kennedy-Kenrick High School
Pope John Paul II High School has announced a final celebration at Kennedy-Kenrick High School in Norristown on August 17th … Continue reading “Final celebration planned before demolition of Kennedy-Kenrick High School”
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May 27, 2024
History of how a coin whose existence was denied by the United States Mint but was reportedly melted down at the steel plant in Conshohocken
We came across this story by accident. An article in Coin World tells the 50-year-old story about how a coin … Continue reading “History of how a coin whose existence was denied by the United States Mint but was reportedly melted down at the steel plant in Conshohocken”
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January 27, 2024
53rd anniversary of the West Conshohocken gas leak, explosion, and fire
Today is the 53rd anniversary of West Conshohocken’s greatest disaster. On January 27, 1971, a gas explosion along Front Street … Continue reading “53rd anniversary of the West Conshohocken gas leak, explosion, and fire”
