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Source: Fall 2005 Volume 42 Number 4, Page 106

FROM THE EDITOR

Page 106

Yellow Springs Road was one of the earliest major roads in Tredyffrin Township. The present road begins at the western end of the covered bridge over Valley Creek in Valley Forge National Historical Park and goes west for about 9 or 10 miles to the village of Yellow Springs in West Pikeland Township. Native Americans had discovered several mineral springs in the village and in 1750 an inn there received a license and people started traveling there to take advantage of the restorative powers of the waters. The first 5 easternmost miles of the road traverse the northern part of Tredyffrin Township, the next half mile cuts through a northern corner of East Whiteland Township, and from there the road goes through Charlestown Township on its way to Yellow Springs.

The three main articles in this issue of the Quarterly are about the eastern section of Yellow Springs Road; the part in Tredyffrin Township. Mike Bertram describes the legal and surveying processes of how the section of the road west of the covered bridge first came into existence in 1768. Moving west along the road through Tredyffrin Township, Craig TenBroeck describes what it was like to grow up on a farm on Yellow Springs Road during the 1940s and 1950s. Joyce Post describes the 150-year operations of the Cedar Hollow limestone quarries just south of Yellow Springs Road at the western edge of the township.

This issue also features three local events of interest, all occurring in the three weeks between September 10 and October 2: the dedications of the new Berwyn Veterans Memorial, the new Berwyn historical Mural, and the renovated Teamer Field.

Please address all comments and questions about the Quarterly to the Editor, Joyce A. Post, 244 Vincent Road, Paoli, PA 19301.

Please join us. There is no meeting in December. Our January 15th meeting features Mike Bertram and his research into the daily work and life of a Chester County farmer. This meeting is at 2 P.M. at the Tredyffrin Public Library at 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford. The library staff will also give a tour of their local history resources. Our February 19th meeting features a Herb Fry presentation on private schools in Easttown and will take place at 2 P.M. at the Easttown Library & Information Center, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn. For further information about meetings contact the President or the Program Chairman.

Authors retain copyright of their contributions.
The Club does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of the information in the articles.

TREDYFFRIN EASTTOWN HISTORY QUARTERLY
Volume 42, Number 4 – Fall 2005

FRONT COVER: Shelia Kellogg's large oil painting of the Cedar Hollow Quarry was completed in 2000. Inside she tells the story of how she worked on it for two decades when the quarry was undergoing many changes. Digital copy courtesy of the artist.

BACK COVER: The eastern boundary of today's Yellow Springs Road begins when it exits from the west side of the Knox Covered Bridge over Valley Creek in Valley Forge National Historical Park. Photograph by Joyce A. Post, November 2005.