Bethel Township, Delaware County

by Elizabeth McCarrick, Bethel Township Preservation Society, Faith McCarrick-Diskin, et al.

Book Overview

A bedroom community to both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, Bethel Township is one of the fastest-growing communities in Pennsylvania. Bethel Township was home to historic garnet mines established by Herman Behr & Co. of New York to make sandpaper. The mineral produced in the mines gave the region its name of Garnet Valley. The area also contains Booth's Corner, a historic farmers' market more than 70 years old. The market is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738598186
• ISBN13: 9780738598185
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"