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1683William Penn visits Plymouth Meeting in Montgomery County1687Germantown Pike constructed. First roadway in Montgomery County1704Whitemarsh Township Founded1781Stage Coach opened on Ridge Pike in Montgomery County1792Canal company incorporated to link Norristown with Philadelphia via Conshohocken1847Conshohocken Presbyterian Church founded1850??May 15 – Borough of Conshohocken incorporated by the state of Pennsylvania (Pa.) from land controlled by Whitemarsh Township in Montgomery County.The Conshohocken School District established.??Merged with Plymouth-Whitemarsh Township in 1966.1851St Matthews Roman Catholic Church founded.1857Conshohocken Methodist Episcopal Church foundedConshohocken Calvary Episcopal Church founded.1863June – Conshohocken Borough Council authorized a payment of three dollars a week to any Conshohocken enlistees to answer the call of Governor Curtin (Curtin was the highest elected official in the state of Pennsylvania) to resist the invasion of the Confederate Army under General Robert E. Lee into Pennsylvania during the American Civil War (1861-1865).??The Battle of Gettysburg (the largest land battle in North America) was fought on July 1,2,3 1863 about 115 miles west of Conshohocken.1866St Matthew’s School was started.??The high school was the oldest Catholic School in the United States when closed in 1966 and merged into Archbishop Kennedy High School.?Archbishop Kennedy was merged into Kennedy Kenrick High School, located in Norristown, Pa. in 1993.??Kennedy Kenrick High School was merged into Pope John Paul II High School, located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa, in 2010.St Matthew’s grade School continued until 1996 when it was consolidated with Saint Mary’s grade school and Saint Cosmos and Damien grade school to become Conshohocken Catholic School.??Conshohocken Catholic School was closed in 2012.1872Conshohocken’s wooden bridge across the Schuylkill River was replaced with an iron structure.??This iron structure bridge was the?third?Conshohocken bridge.??The?first bridge, a wooden covered bridge, was constructed at Matson’s Ford in 1833.??This was replaced by a?second wooden bridge which ?was constructed in 1852.The?fourth Conshohocken bridge?was made of concrete and was opened with great fanfare in 1921.?The?fifth (and current) Conshohocken bridge?was completed in 1987.1873The first water system was piped throughout Conshohocken.1874The Washington Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company Number 1 was incorporated.1875Conshohocken’s first Borough Hall and Lockup was built at Hector and Forest Streets.A gas-producing plant was built at Poplar and Washington and gas was distributed to homeowners.1884J. Elwood Lee moved his surgical supply business from his East Seventh Avenue home to a building at Eighth and Harry Street.??In 1896 the factory was enlarged and in 1910 the company moved to its new plant at Spring Mill.??The company also added the manufacture of auto tires to its products and changed its name to Lee Tires.?In 1966, Lee Tires became a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and closed in 1978.?The Lee Tire Plant at Spring Mill was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County in 1984.1875The Conshohocken Electric Light and Power Company was built on the berm bank, between the canal and river, 100 yards North of Fayette Street.1892St Marks Lutheran Church founded.1893Conshohocken’s first football team, the Conshohocken Ironmen, was formed. This team won championships between 1895 and 1901.??The Conshohocken Ironmen eventually evolved into the Conshohocken Pros of 1914-1921 who were champions of the East.?Reliance of West Conshohocken were Schuylkill Valley Champions of 1910.1897Conshohocken’s basketball was started.??In 1904-05, under Manager William Neville, they claimed the first World’s Basketball Championship.??It was never disputed.??In 1906-07 Conshohocken, with a population of 5000, won the Philadelphia League Basketball Championship.1902The Conshohocken Fire Company Number 2 was founded.1907The Conshohocken Free Library founded.1910Eight grandchildren of Lewis A. Lukens gave the Lukens Home at Third Avenue and Fayette Streets to the Borough of Conshohocken to be used as the headquarters of the Conshohocken Free Library.??Charles Heber Clark, author, editor, industrialist, civic leader, and father of three of the Lukens grandchildren made the suggestion.1916Roy “Whitey” Ellam of West Conshohocken managed the Nashville baseball team to the Southern League Championship and was known as the “Marvel Man of Baseball”.??Ellam played second base for Pittsburgh, National League.1918Conshohocken was recognized by the US Congress for its contribution to the Nation in World War I.??More of the borough’s sons and daughters were in the armed services of the United States in comparison than any other community in the Country.??A merchant ship was named by Congress “Conshohocken”.Mary Harry Wood, widow of ironmaster and Congressman Alan Wood Jr. bequeathed the Wood Home and gardens at Fifth and Harry Street along with $100,000 for upkeep to the people of Conshohocken.1921Nov 11 - The?fourth Conshohocken bridge?was made of concrete and was opened with great fanfare.? Also, on the same day, the Riant Movie Theater opened for business.?The Riant Theater stopped showing films in the early 70s and was razed in 1976?as part of Conshohocken’s redevelopment?.1923John McBride, native of Conshohocken, graduate of Conshohocken High, was named to the All-America Football team (2nd?squad).??A halfback at Syracuse University he holds the record of 11 placekicks made in college in 1924 and the most kicked in one game (3).?McBride was the first player signed by the New York Football Giants (professionals).??He was later the teams coach.Conshohocken??Art League was formed.??This was the first art organization in suburban Philadelphia.1927A.A. Garthwaite Field, used for all major town sporting events, was founded.1930Frank Sutcliffe, president of John Wood Co., presented 17.5 acres of land between West Seventh and West Tenth Avenue west of Maple Street for a park in memory of his wife Mary “Polly” Sutcliffe.1940Stewart B. Molony, for his discoveries used in the vulcanization of rubber, was named second to Charles Goodyear in the development of rubber by the American Chemical Society.Conshohocken’s Battery “C” was made a National Guard Unit.??Unit federalized on January 11, 1941.1953The Fellowship House, which continues to serve as Conshohocken’s community center, was built.1956Lt. Commander Henry Donald Collins piloted the first airship over the North Pole as and an event in the Geo-Physical Year program for the U.S. Navy.1962James J. Mellon, elected Burgess 1959 and under Commonwealth mandate to eliminate the title of burgess, became the first Mayor of Conshohocken.1963The Conshohocken Historical Society was formed.1966St Matthew’s School high school merged into Archbishop Kennedy High School.?The Conshohocken School District was merged with Plymouth-Whitemarsh Township.1971Jan 27 – A gas explosion occurred on Front Street in West Conshohocken which destroyed a complete row of town houses.???Five people died including one fireman from West Conshohocken .1972June – Hurricane Agnes inundates Conshohocken with record flooding.1973The Conshohocken Sports Hall of Fame was founded.1975Urban Redevelopment started in Conshohocken.?Washington Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company's Fire House was?listed on the National Register of Historical Listings in Montgomey County.?1983As a result of urban development,??the first tower Bridge office building is opened.1987The?fifth and current?Conshohocken bridge?was opened.1991Dec 19 - Highway 476 connected to Route 76 and Conshohocken.1993Archbishop Kennedy was merged into Kennedy Kenrick High School, located in Norristown, Pa.???1996St Matthew’s grade school consolidated with Saint Mary’s grade school and Saint Cosmos and Damien grade school to become Conshohocken Catholic School.2003Conshohocken Fire Company Number 2??was housed in a new building at 819 Fayette Street.2007Washington Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company's Fire?firehouse addition was completed2008Fire destroys four apartment buildings along the Schuylkill River.? These apartments were constructed as part of urban renewal.2012?Conshohocken Catholic was closed.2014?The Roman Catholic churches of St Marys, Saints Cosmos and Damien, and St Gertrudes are merged into the existing St Matthews parish.2016?St Matthews Parish Community Center is opened. This center occupies the refurbished St Matthews elementary school buildings at East Third Avenue and Fayette Streets.2016?New Conshohocken Borough Hall is opened. This new borough hall occupies the site of the completely rebuilt Bell Telephone/Verizon building at West Fourth Avenue and Fayette Streets.. ................
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