Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between...

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Page 1: Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware.

Historic DarbyHistoric Darby

Over 350 years of historyOver 350 years of history

Page 2: Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware.

Historic Darby/The LandHistoric Darby/The Land

Darby Borough is located Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware Southeastern Delaware County. In area, it is County. In area, it is approximately one approximately one square mile and square mile and bordered by bordered by Philadelphia, Yeadon, Philadelphia, Yeadon, Colwyn, Aldan Sharon Colwyn, Aldan Sharon Hill and Collingdale.Hill and Collingdale.

Page 3: Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware.

With easy access to I-95, I-76, With easy access to I-95, I-76, Center City, University City and Center City, University City and Lansdowne, and the Philadelphia Lansdowne, and the Philadelphia Airport, Darby is strategically Airport, Darby is strategically located near everything. What is located near everything. What is Darby not near?Darby not near?

Page 4: Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware.

Darby’s early settlers came from Darbyshire in EnglandDarby’s early settlers came from Darbyshire in England

They found a similar place of streams and hills and named it Darby

Page 5: Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware.

Trolley AccessTrolley Access One of the easiest ways to and from Darby is via the One of the easiest ways to and from Darby is via the

Rt. 13 or Rt. 11 Subway-Surface Trolley connecting Rt. 13 or Rt. 11 Subway-Surface Trolley connecting Darby with Center City and University City which Darby with Center City and University City which began as a horse car line in 1858began as a horse car line in 1858

Page 6: Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware.

Public Transit Links R2 –Train: Philadelphia-Wilmington Darby Station located at 4th and Colwyn11 – Trolley (Darby to Center City via Woodland Ave)13 – Trolley (Darby to Yeadon and Center City via Chester Avenue)46 – Bus (Darby-Yeadon-60th St.- Overbrook)113- Bus (69th St. Terminal-Darby-MacDade Blvd.-Chester-Marcus Hook)114 –Bus (Darby-Chester Pike-Chester-Marcus Hook-Boothwyn)115- Bus (Ardmore-Darby-Folcroft via Lansdowne Ave- (connects with SEPTA R3 in Lansdowne)305-Bus (Darby-Philadelphia Int’l Airport)

Darby is a transportation hub

Mural at Darby Transportation Center, 9th and Main,

commemorating the first horsecar service to Darby in 1858

Page 7: Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware.

Darby has Victorian CharmDarby has Victorian Charm

1018 Main1018 Main

1100 Block, Main Street

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Darby has significant Colonial Darby has significant Colonial HeritageHeritage

1006 Main , Circa 1734

Page 9: Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware.

1017 Main, circa 1750, used as schoolmasters house by Darby Friends Meeting

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1019 Main Street - Darby Friends Meetinghouse, 1805. Third Meetinghouse serving Darby Friends Meeting, established 1682

Page 11: Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware.

1100 block of Main Street, circa 1750

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Darby Library may be America’s oldest public library

Page 13: Historic Darby Over 350 years of history. Historic Darby/The Land Darby Borough is located between Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek in Southeastern Delaware.

Darby Fire Co. was established in 1775 and is one of the nation’s oldest

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Future PossibilitiesFuture Possibilities

Old Borough Hall Old Borough Hall Once used as a school, a jail and the first town offices, it has been vacant since the 1970’s and would make a wonderful

museum/visitor center

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1000 Main, circa 1852 with possible Underground Railroad connections

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GreenwaysGreenwaysDarby Creek near 12th Street (Supplee) Dam

Bridge over Providence Road

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For further information visit www.darbyhistory.com