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Robert and Mary Thompson

ca. 1870-1890

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Robert and Mary Thompson
  • 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
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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