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An update
Just as an update to the photo that ran last Monday, Dick Shearer of the Lansdale Historical Society provided the following information:
The students pictured must have been at the West Telford School that was located on Broad Street in Telford.
Of course Telford (Montgomery County) and Telford (Bucks County) weren’t united into a single municipality until Jan. 1,1937, when the governor stepped in to validate the decision of voters in November 1934 to unify, even though the town would cross two counties.
West Telford, the Montgomery County part, was about three times the size of the Bucks County portion.
The West Telford School was originally built in 1876 and underwent a major expansion in 1920. It was phased out in 1966 as part the Souderton Area merger and the building was torn down in 1971.
From 1912 on, West Telford students seeking a high school diploma went to Souderton High as tuition students.
This photo appears a couple of entries down in this blog
The students pictured must have been at the West Telford School that was located on Broad Street in Telford.
Of course Telford (Montgomery County) and Telford (Bucks County) weren’t united into a single municipality until Jan. 1,1937, when the governor stepped in to validate the decision of voters in November 1934 to unify, even though the town would cross two counties.
West Telford, the Montgomery County part, was about three times the size of the Bucks County portion.
The West Telford School was originally built in 1876 and underwent a major expansion in 1920. It was phased out in 1966 as part the Souderton Area merger and the building was torn down in 1971.
From 1912 on, West Telford students seeking a high school diploma went to Souderton High as tuition students.
This photo appears a couple of entries down in this blog
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