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Abington, Pennsylvania, ~ Population 55,310*
Circa ~ 1704

*2010 Census

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PARKS AND RECREATION

Alverthorpe Park
Forrest Avenue, Jenkintown, PA  19046
(215)884-6538
                                           
Alverthorpe Park is located on the corner of Jenkintown Road and Forrest Avenue.  The winner of the 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Playground/Park for Big Kids in Philadelphia.  The park offers par-three golf , tennis, basketball, and swimming.  There are also trails, for walking or bicylcling.  All activities are open to Abington Township residents (i.d. required) and their guests; some activities are open to the general public.  The park also includes a miniature golf course, Alverthorope Lake, (for fishing), picnic area and camping area.  The playground offers a pre-school area, with a wadding pool. 

Lorimer Park
Huntingdon Valley, PA  19006
(215)947-3477


Located on Moredon Road, off Huntingdon Pike,  this 230 acre public park in Abington Township is a bequest from the late George Horace Lorimer (long time editor-in-chief of the Saturday Evening Post).  The park is connected to Pennypack Park, with the Pennypack creek running between both parks.  It also borders, Fox Chase Farm.  The park is a haven for wildlife under a canopy of huge trees.  New to the facility, a 1.8 mile section of the former Fox Chase-Newtown rail line has been converted to a recreation trail.  This crushed stone path provides level, hiking, biking and horseback riding (with your own horse) along the Pennypack Creek.  For the angler, the Pennypack Creek is stocked, in-season, with trout from the PA Fish and Boat Commission.  There are also picnic areas or you could rent the Lorimer Park Pavillion.  Please be prepared before visiting Lorimer Park, dogs are not permitted. 

Abington Area Community Park
Winnola Rd. and West Grove St., South Abington, PA
(570)586-9316

The Abington Area Community Park is managed by the Abington Joint Recreation Board.  This 100 acre park is a work in progress.  Once farm land, this park is the recreation area home to the Abington Youth Soccer League, Abington Soccer Travel League, Abington Community Garden, Abington Area Girl's Softball League and Abington Dog Park.  The park also hosts other youth and adult recreation groups and activities. 



The park contains a small lake which is open to the public.  There are two hanicapped accessible fishing piers.  Picnic tables, a pavillion and walking trails surround the lake.  The  "Forever Young Kids' Fishing Derby" is held annually to honor the memory of  Lawerence E. "Bud" Young and his significant contributions to the Abington community.  To learn more about this park and what it has to offer please click Abington Community Park.




LANDMARKS AND HISTORICAL SITES


Abington District World War I Memorial
Old York Rd. and Susquehanna Rd.
                                                                


Erected in 1921 by the citizens of Abington, and unveiled May, 28 1921,
 (adjacent to the Abington Presbyterian
Church Cemetery), the Abington World War I Memorial marker is dedicated to the man and women of Abington District who answered the call to service in the World War.




Old Abington Presbyterian Church
1083 Old York Rd.
Abington, PA  19001
(215)887-4530

Founded in 1714, sixty-two years before the signing of the Declaration on Independence, Abington Presbyterian Church is the third oldest Presbyterian church in Montgomery County.  Benjamin Franklin, was still a child and George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had not yet been born when seventy hearty pioneers banded together in a primitive settlement to unite in the worship of God. 

During the days when Philadelphia was occupied by the British, the American Army marched through Abington several times and part of the Army was stationed here.  British soldiers camped in Philadelphia made frequent raids into the country.  On at least on such occasion, the British marched up York Road toward Abington only to be repulsed by the American soldiers entrenched behind the wall of Abington Cemetery.

In 1785, two years before the Constitution, of the United States was adopted, the church procured a charter from the new state of Pennsylvania incorporating "the Presbyterian congregation in Abington Township in the county of Montgomery."  This charter is one of the oldest documents of its kind in the state of Pennsylvania.

















THE HISTORY OF ABINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA

This township, in the extreme southeastern section of the county, is bounded on the northwest by Upper Dublin, northeast by Moreland, southeast by Philadelphia, and southwest by Springfield, Cheltenham, and the borough of Jenkintown. The last named was made a borough In 1874. The township was organized prior to 1704. The soil is a fertile loam, and contains limestone sufficient to produce excellent crops. For many years the making of lime was a leading Industry in this township. Its streams are Inclusive of Pennypack, and Sandy Run. Cheltenham, Willow Grove and Middle Road turnpikes traverse the territory in several directions; the first named was completed in 1804, and the second in 1857. These highways cost $8,000 per mile. 

Among the first to effect a settlement here are known from record to have been the Fletchers, Morrises, Jenkins, Parry, Thomas, Bonds, Jones, Thompsons, Kenderlines, Pauls, Roberts, Hufty, Williams, Dorland, Kirke, McVaugh, Tysons, Hallowells, Knights, Waterman, Trott, Weems, many of whom still have descendants in the township and county at this date. Germany, England and Wales all had their share in settlements here. Gordon, in his "State Gazeteer," stated that Abington village had in 1832, "ten or twelve dwellings, a tannery, a boarding school for boys, a tavern, two stores, and a Presbyterian church." A post office was established here in 1816 and continued two years. A hotel was kept here by Mary Moore, having a sign reading "Square and Compass." At the little hamlet of Weldon in this township occurred a skirmish between the British and Washington's forces, resulting in the killing of more than one hundred persons. An anti-tramp association was organized here in 1877 to protect the people against roving bands of would-be laborers, but who were worthless fellows making their way through from one part of the county to another and who were for the first time known (that year) as "tramps." Five officers were employed by the citizens to see that this lawless gang did no harm,

The churches and schools are treated in special chapters of this work, and include those of Abington township. One of the first Friends' meeting-houses in Pennsylvania was situated here, and was formed in 1683.





COMMUNITY EVENTS AND INFORMATION

Greater Glenside Chamber of Commerce

Greater Glenside covers more than 1300 acres and encompasses two first class townships, Abington and Cheltenham.  Greater Glenside begins one mile norht of the Philadelphia city limits and 10 miles north of center city and extends north for approximately 2 miles.  Glenside is home to serveral highly respected institutions including Arcadia University, a leader in international education, and The Keswick Theatre, hosting nationally known musical and entertainment acts.  PNC Bank, the first communtiy bank still stands in its original location at 101 S. Easton Road in Glenside with one of the largest vaults in the Delaware Valley.

Holiday and annual events held in Glenside include the Greater Glenside Chamber of Commerce's 12th Annual Cruizin Glenside Vehicle Show, Cheltenham Township's Street Fair, and Holiday tree lightings are festivities in Keswick Village and Roslyn Valley.  Glenside is also the home of one of the oldest and largest continuing 4th of July parades.

Glenside's dates back to 1718 when lime-burning kilns were set up in the Roslyn area, giving rise to the name Limekiln Pike, one of the major thorofares that runs throughout the entire service area.  During the Revolutionary War, a skirmish occured at Edge Hill and Easton Roads, in which more men were killed and wounded than in any other part of Montgomery County.  Three Revolutionary War Soldiers are buried on the grounds of VFW Post 676 in Glenside.

Keswick Village