[Book] History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania

CHAPTER II The Early Settlement of Delaware County to the Grant of the Province to William Penn   [Please note that this chapter is heavely footnoted.  The footnotes are indicated by an “*” and “(number*).] The first vessel under the control of white men whose prow ever ruffled the bosom of the great sheet of … Read more

Chapter I Physical Geography and Geology of  Delaware County   The surface of the county is hilly with very little exception in its western part, but somewhat level in its eastern portion. Its drainage is by several small streams, called creeks, that flow in a southerly direction and empty into the Delaware River. These and … Read more

History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania by Henry Graham Ashmead, Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. 1884   Table of Contents Chapter I – Physical Geography and Geology of Delaware County Chapter II – The Early Settlement of Delaware County to the Grant of the Province of William Penn Chapter III – The Circular Boundary Line between … Read more