“Fowl” Play: An Altercation Over Chickens Turns Deadly
In September 1868 a fight about trespassing chickens left a Marple man dead. This incident would likely have faded into the mists of time were it for not for its inclusion by Henry Graham Ashmead in his 1884 History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania......
2020-2021: A One-Year Review
One year ago, I started this blog in an attempt to share research I’d done on Marple Township’s history, and to create a place where I could continue to explore the township’s past. I try not to focus on myself so much, but on this one-year anniversary, I ask...