Remembering Cheltenham Township

by Scott, Donald

• ISBN13: 9781596297494
• ISBN10: 1596297492
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-13
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

From Its Seventeenth-Century Settlement by Quaker settlers searching for religious freedom, Cheltenham Township has been a hub for social history and change. On the edge of Philadelphia, the township was a rallying point for fiery abolitionists such as Lucretia Mott, the site of the first and largest Federal African American Civil War camp and a retreat for Gilded Age tycoons. Local historian Donald "Ogbewii" Scott Sr. has compiled a series of vignettes to chronicle the history of a small but influential township from its earliest days and into the twentieth century. With tales of a locally born ice cream empire, the early life of Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson and an exploration of striking neighborhood architecture, Scott pays homage to this remarkable community. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Early Inhabitants, Their Industry and Revolutionary War	p. 15
Leni-Lenape and Chief Tamany	p. 15
Natives' Appearance, Customs	p. 18
Natives Forced from Land	p. 19
Jay Cooke and Ogontz	p. 21
Early Founders, Homesteads, Churches, Farms and Mills	p. 24
Tobias Leech: The Country Gendeman	p. 25
Richard Wall: A Builder of Religious Spirit and Hope	p. 28
The Shoemakers Spark Early Mill Industry	p. 29
Remarkable Genesis of Blacks	p. 32
From Slavery to Guineatown	p. 33
Moses Highgate: A Trailblazing Black Miller	p. 37
Batding for Liberty: The Age of George Washington and Battle of Edge Hill	p. 40
From Ancient Pathways to Stagecoach Roads	p. 41
Early Wealth Development	p. 44
An Epic Civil War and Demanding Liberty	p. 51
Lucretia Mott: The Ultimate Freedom Fighter	p. 52
The Great Mott Abolitionists Made Cheltenham Home	p. 54
Raging Civil War and the Founding of Camp William Penn	p. 56
Lucretia Mott's Pinnacle and Exceptional Legacy	p. 62
Jay Cooke Sets the Stage for Great Growth	p. 65
The Glorious Gilded Age and Unspeakable Wealth	p. 71
Books, Fortune and Tragedy of the Titanic	p. 77
Edward M. Davis: An Original, Dynamic Land Developer	p. 87
Cyrus H.K. Curtis and the Making of a Publishing Dynasty	p. 89
Henry W. Breyer's Sweet Ice Cream Kingdom	p. 92
John Wanamaker, the Ultimate Retailer and Deal Maker	p. 93
William Welsh Harrison's Magnificent Sugar Empire	p. 97
John B. Stetson: Supreme Hat Maker	p. 99
Joseph M. Steele: A Builder's Dynasty	p. 103
Historic Neighborhoods with Matchless Architecture	p. 105
Wyncote's Proud History and Architect Horace Trumbauer	p. 105
Area Contributions of the Black Architect Julian Abele	p. 110
Cheltenham Village, Shoemakertown and Rowland Park	p. 111
Laverock	p. 112
Elkins Park (Ogontz Park), Ashbourne and Melrose Park	p. 112
Guineatown, Edge Hill and Glenside	p. 115
Chelten Hills, Camptown and LaMott: Integration Triumphs and Civil Rights	p. 118
Legacy of Civil Rights	p. 123
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speeches at Salem Baptist Church and Cheltenham High School	p. 123
Fighting Fire and Crime	p. 125
Firing Up History	p. 125
Police: From Horse Patrols to Squad Cars	p. 128
Legacy of Education	p. 131
Historical Overview	p. 131
Baseball Great Reginald "Reggie" Jackson	p. 137
Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Artist Michael Brecker	p. 138
Michael S. Brown, MD, Winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Medicine	p. 138
JoAnne A. Epps: A Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Law School Professor and Associate Dean	p. 139
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu	p. 139
Lise Marlowe: National History Teacher of the Year	p. 140
Bibliography	p. 141
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