PRINTER'S NO. 2269
No. 240 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, SEPTEMBER 27, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 27, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the Borough of West Conshohocken which is celebrating
2 its 125th anniversary in October 1999.
3 WHEREAS, The history of the Borough of West Conshohocken
4 began in 1712, when a family of English settlers built a house
5 along the west bank of the Schuylkill River between Bridgeport
6 and the Lower Merion Township Line; and
7 WHEREAS, West Conshohocken became a village around 1780 and
8 was incorporated as a borough in 1874, by which time commercial
9 activity included two iron furnaces, two blacksmith shops, two
10 wheelwrights, three coal yards, a lumberyard and two general
11 stores; and
12 WHEREAS, The Borough of West Conshohocken grew and flourished
13 into the 20th century and saw many major industries attracted to
14 the area as a result of its proximity to key highways and
15 thoroughfares, including the Schuylkill Expressway and the Mid-
16 County Expressway (Blue Route), part of which passes through the
17 borough; and
1 WHEREAS, The Borough of West Conshohocken currently is home
2 to numerous exceptional businesses, hotels and fine restaurants;
3 and
4 WHEREAS, In October 1999, the Borough of West Conshohocken
5 celebrates the 125th anniversary of its incorporation as a
6 borough; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the
8 Borough of West Conshohocken as it celebrates the 125th
9 anniversary of its incorporation and honor the borough for its
10 outstanding contributions to the traditions and history of this
11 great Commonwealth.
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