Souderton-Telford Historical Society

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Wheels of change
Wheels of change

Modern readers may not comprehend the importance of a bicycle. But the bicycle fad of the 1890s had a long-lasting effect on Souderton, Telford, and the world as it paved the way for automobiles.

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A deadly case of spilled milk
A deadly case of spilled milk

It was a foggy Sunday morning – Labor Day weekend 1900. At the Hatfield, Pa. railway station, the excursion train to Atlantic City and a milk train collided, leaving more than a dozen people dead, and many more injured. A tragedy still talked about today.

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