Glen Nor High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Glenolden, PA)

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xl.B1-1R'l' Illlslslclu' LlAS'I'NYUOlJ y 4, 1906 - October 18, 19134

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IN MEJWORIAIW And when the stream lVhieh overflowed the soul was passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left, Deposited upon the silent shore Of' mernory, images, and precious thoughts That shall not die, and Cannot be destroyedf, William Iffordsworth

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HISTORIC MILESTONES HICSTER PIKE, the first highway in what is now Pennsylvania, was established by the Swedes and the Dutch inhabiting the Western shore of the Delaware River prior to the accession of this territory by the British in 1674. 1678 The hrst mention of a road in the province was made in a court order requiring every person to clear his land to make good and passable ways. 1706 An ofhcial order was issued by Council to lay out a road from Darby to Chester. 1799 An Act of Assembly authorized the Commissioners to erect toll gates for live years, and to collect toll from all travelers. 1851 The Darby and Ridley Turnpike or Plank Road Company was incorporated, and was given power to construct a turnpike road on the flreat Southern Post Road from the westerly side of the bridge over Darby Creek to the bridge between Darby and Ridley Townships. As the result of supplementary acts the name was eventually changed to the Chester and Darby Turnpike and Plank Road Company. 1890 The Chester and Darby Telford Road Company was chartered for the purpose of building and maintaining an artificial road or turupilce ol' stone, gravel, and earth. . 1911 The State of Pennsylvania, by act in 1911, denoted the Chester and Darby Telford Road as one of its primary lrigliways, and subsequently designated it as Legislative Route No. 180.