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Before 1700

• To 1699, A Brief History of Marple Township
• ca.1687-1699, The Coppock House: A Preservation Failure

The 18th Century (the 1700s)

• 1700-1799, A Brief History of Marple Township
• 1700-1799, The Coppock House: A Preservation Failure

The 19th Century (the 1800s)

• 1800-1899, A Brief History of Marple Township
• 1800-1899, The Coppock House: A Preservation Failure
• ca.1810-1818, Isaac Burn and His Failed Mineral Spring Resort
• 1838-1899, Hayti Cemetery and the Marple UAME Church
• 1842-1850, The Jones Pottery Factory: Part One, 1842-1850
• 1847-1899, Obituary for a Funeral Home: the McCluen House, ca. 1847-2021
• 1849-1892, Broomall (not Marple): A History of the Township’s Post Offices
• 1850-1859, Marple in the 1850s: Part One – The Landscape
• 1850-1859, Marple in the 1850s: Part Two – The People
• 1850-1859, Marple in the 1850s: Part Three – Farming
• 1850-1859, Marple in the 1850s: Part Four – Businesses
• 1850-1859, Marple in the 1850s: Part Five – Manufacturing
• 1850-1859, Marple in the 1850s: Part Six – Schools
• 1850-1859, Marple in the 1850s: Part Seven – Churches
• 1850-1859, Marple in the 1850s: Part Eight – Cemeteries
• 1850-1869, The Jones Pottery Factory: Part Two, 1850-1869
• 1857-1861, “…In Harvest Thou Shalt Rest”: Rev. Compton’s Marple Farm
• 1858, Grave Robbing in Marple!
• 1868, “Fowl” Play: Altercation Over Chickens Turns Deadly
• 1887, Burglars and Bullets: The 1887 Post Office Break-In
• 1894-1899, Foxcroft Station & the Newtown Square Branch

The 20th Century (the 1900s)

• 1900-1999, A Brief History of Marple Township
• 1900-1963, Foxcroft Station & the Newtown Square Branch
• 1900-1964, The Coppock House: A Preservation Failure
• 1900-2021, Hayti Cemetery and the Marple UAME Church
• 1900-2021, Obituary for a Funeral Home: the McCluen House, ca. 1847-2021
• 1903-1993, Broomall (not Marple): A History of the Township’s Post Offices
• 1912-2022, The Hipple House: Reflections On a Lost Family Home
• 1924-1999, Glenwood: The Westward-Moving Cemetery
• 1960, The Election of 1960: Future Presidents Campaign in Lawrence Park
• 1960-1977, “Now 5 For Fashion”: Snellenburg’s Lawrence Park Department Store
• 1943-2020, In Memoriam: Rich Paul, 1943-2020

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Cemeteries

• Glenwood: The Westward-Moving Cemetery
• Grave Robbing in Marple!
• Hayti Cemetery and the Marple UAME Church
• Marple in the 1850s: Part Eight – Cemeteries

Crime

• Burglars and Bullets: The 1887 Post Office Break-In
• “Fowl” Play: Altercation Over Chickens Turns Deadly
• Grave Robbing in Marple!

Education

• Marple in the 1850s: Part Six – Schools

Historic Resources

• Hayti Cemetery
• The H. Jones Moore House

Industry

• The Jones Pottery Factory: Part One, 1842-1850
• The Jones Pottery Factory: Part Two, 1850-1869
• Marple in the 1850s: Part Five – Manufacturing
• Obituary for a Funeral Home: the McCluen House, ca. 1847-2021

Lawrence Park

• “Now 5 For Fashion”: Snellenburg’s Lawrence Park Department Store
• The Election of 1960: Future Presidents Campaign in Lawrence Park

Lost Historic Resources

• The Coppock House, circa 1687-1964
• The Hipple House, circa 1912-2022
• The McCluen House (Kish Funeral Home), circa 1847-2021
• The Temple/Wright/Jones House, circa 1820-circa 1955 (Part One) and (Part Two)

Marple in the 1850s Series

• Part One – The Landscape
• Part Two – The People
• Part Three – Farming
• Part Four – Businesses
• Part Five – Manufacturing
• Part Six – Schools
• Part Seven – Churches
• Part Eight – Cemeteries

People

• Robert Compton (1793-1869)
• A. Richard Paul (1943-2020)

Politics and Elections

• The Election of 1960: Future Presidents Campaign in Lawrence Park

Post Offices

• Broomall (not Marple): A History of the Township’s Post Offices
• Burglars and Bullets: The 1887 Post Office Break-In

Recreation

• Isaac Burn and His Failed Mineral Spring Resort

Religion

• Hayti Cemetery and the Marple UAME Church
• “…In Harvest Thou Shalt Rest”: Rev. Compton’s Marple Farm
• Marple in the 1850s: Part Seven – Churches

Suburban Development

• “Now 5 For Fashion”: Snellenburg’s Lawrence Park Department Store
• Obituary for a Funeral Home: the McCluen House, ca. 1847-2021