The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bally was originally called Goshenhoppen, possibly deriving from an Indigenous word meaning "meeting place". Others claim the name derives from German settlers calling the area their haven or Hafen in German, eventually becoming Goshenhoppen. Mennonites and Catholics settled in the area in the early 18th century, creating one of colonial Pennsylvania's most notable religious communities.
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Start Bally’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bally’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Bally
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Bally, decade by decade
2000
CommonsBally2018
CommonsBucks county - Churchville2014
CommonsBally, Pennsylvania2011
CommonsBally, Pennsylvania2011
CommonsBally, Pennsylvania2011
CommonsBally, Pennsylvania2011
CommonsBally, Pennsylvania2011
CommonsMost blessed Sacrament Church2005
CommonsGrabplatte Pater Schneider2005
CommonsAbendmahl Carl Theodor2005Nothing in Bally is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bally has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Philip Christman House in Washington, 0.9 miles away.
Bally and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.