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Robert and Mary Thompson
ca. 1870-1890
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Title
Robert and Mary Thompson
Date
ca. 1870-1890
Identifier
20110202-hpicmonroeville-0041
Source Identifier
315
Description
The Thompson family immigrated to America just before the War of 1812, and in 1816 bought a farm in Patton Township. The farm would remain in the family for more than 100 years. The family was to rise to prominence in the area, being active in the community, and in the Bethel Presbyterian Church. In 1925, Col. Elmer E. Thompson sold 20 acres of the Thompson farm to the four Burke brothers for $2,500 -- land they would use to build an amusement park along the William Penn Highway – “Burke Glen.”
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Thompson, Robert, 1873-1944.
Thompson, Mary (Cooper).
Thompson family.
Monroeville (Pa.)--History.
Source
hpicmonroeville
Contributor
Monroeville Historical Society
Collection
Monroeville Historical Society Collection
Rights Information
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