Darby Borough, Pennsylvania, Images of America, Paperback

Darby Borough, Pennsylvania, Images of America, Paperback Early on, Darby was known as the « Gateway to the South, » welcoming travelers of the new world and providing food and lodging at its hotels and taverns. As the Minquas Indian trail, now Main Street, changed from mud to logs to cobblestone to blacktop, the place called Darby became the industrial, financial, political, and transportation center of Delaware County. John Blunston’s 1682 William Penn Grant settlement had its first school in 1683, established the second oldest library in the United States by 1743, and still has its Bunting Friendship Freedom House dating to 1699, which represents Darby’s part in the Underground Railroad.

Lost Service Stations of Central Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Images of America,

Lost Service Stations of Central Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Images of America, As automobile transportation exploded in the first half of the 20th century, the service station became a part of everyday life for a growing number of Americans in Central Pennsylvania.In Lost Service Stations of Central Pennsylvania Jimmy Rosen and Emily McCoy showcase these stations, the people who owned them, and offer tribute to the beauty of a bygone era.