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OcTrolleyFest 2007 Rolls Through 361 Years of Pennsylvania History on Saturday, October 20, |
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| Celebrating transportation heritage and community, the third annual OcTrolleyFest rolls through 361 Years of Pennsylvania History on Saturday, October 20, 2007 with events from 9:30 am to 3:00 PM. |
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Started in 2005 to celebrate our oldest surviving trolley line (SEPTA Route 11 which began service in December 1858 as a horse car line) OcTrolleyFest features a 1947 Vintage Trolley (PCCII) making a loop between Darby, Yeadon, Colwyn, and Southwest Philadelphia with events along the route. Riding the trolley is free, space permitting. |
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The theme this year is Trolleys and All That Jazz: and we are also celebrating the Centennial of the 1907 arrival of the streetcar in Yeadon and Collingdale, and the 325th anniversary of the 1682 founding of both Pennsylvania and Darby. |
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| Throughout the day: events include tours, a flea market, mini-train rides, historical scavenger hunt, book-signings including a new book on Subirban Philadelphia Trolleys by Ken Springirth, Community Fair on the village green , music, scarecrow making, historical reenactments, contests , balloon sculpting, pictures with Pumpkin Man, information about other interesting area treasures, and much more |
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| Special Events |
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| 9:30 am Blue Bell on Cobbs Creek ....Commemoration of Old Swedes Mill, Pennsylvania's first water driven mill, built in 1646. historical reenactments and more... |
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| 11:00 am, Darby Library, 1001 Main, Darby, chartered in 1743 and America's oldest public library: Presentation by Dr. Marshall Becker on the Lenni Lenape the Original People in an Outreach Lecture funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Department of Archaeology and Anthropology. The presentation is free. |
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| 11:45 am, Darby Library : Author Ken Sprngerth on "Suburban Phildelphia Trolleys" |
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| Noon, Program in Yeadon Plaza, home to the 1925 Negro Baseball League World-Champion Hilldales. |
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| 12:15 pm, Resource Center, 9th and Main -Make Superhero Scarecrows and march in Pumpkin Prominade at 1:45 |
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| 1:00 PM, Darby Fire Company No. 1, one of America's oldest volunteer fire companies (est. 1775) and home to the Darby Ram and the Shiffler. |
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| 2:00 pm, Darby Main Street...Time line, Trolley-Song Sing, Rain barrel drawing, Pumpkin and Super-Hero Scarecrow Promenade and more ...... |
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| Get On Board |
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| For more information, or to participate, call (610) 583-0788 or e-mail |
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