The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Edward Tanner was granted land by William Penn in the Province of Pennsylvania and named it "Upper and Lower Dublin." Lower Dublin was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation in 1854. The "upper" portion has continued to exist around the original survey for the laying out and naming of Susquehanna Road. Upper Dublin Township was established in 1701, when William Penn ordered a survey of all townships in the Commonwealth. It was first settled in 1698, and incorporated in 1719. The township was granted its current status of First Class Township in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on January 1, 1946. Originally the area started as a farming community with additional activity in the mining of limestone. Limekiln Pike today continues to be an important travel artery.
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Start Upper Dublin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Upper Dublin’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Upper Dublin, decade by decade
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.