Powelton History Blog: A Collective Biography of a Philadelphia Neighborhood

It seems that every time I start to post what I think will be a nice simple piece, the story suddenly turns into something more interesti...

There have always been Poweltonians ready to organize a club or organization and the Powelton Tot Lot is not the first time Poweltonians hav...

The growth of Powelton after 1860 was reflected in the growth of its churches. The two most prominent reminders of that are the Metropol...

       In 1881, Lammot du Pont moved his family from the du Pont family residence, Nemours, on the Brandywine to 3500 Powelton Ave . in Pow...

       In 1870, Martha White Fullerton (age 44) lived at 3307 Hamilton St . with her mother, Nancy (82) and her six children: Anna (16), Dor...