Society tells town’s history through its buildings Hard to believe, but some of the country’s most important historical sites exist only because of volunteer historical societies. It was 1858 before the Mt. Vernon Ladies Association acquired the estate from the Washington family and began an ongoing preservation effort. Otherwise, we might not have the home of the nation’s first president to visit. The Souderton-Telford Historical Society has a similar purpose: to preserve and share the places and stories of our towns for the future. We’ve done that for the last decade via our newsletter and other education projects. But in 2026, when America’s history is front and center, we are excited to be completing a project to identify and mark the significant buildings that tell the history of Souderton. We have worked with the owners of those buildings in a voluntary, non-binding program. The educational markers briefly explain the history and importance of each location to the growth and...
Historical Building Markers
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