Today, in our
world of well-traveled highways and busy shopping centers, it
is difficult to imagine how isolated the early Township must
have been. It was literally on the edge of the wilderness and
communications with Philadelphia was difficult. The earliest
village was Howellville which at one time boasted of two inns,
blacksmith and wheelwright shops, a grist mill and several saw
mills. Paoli's history as a village dates from the
establishment of the railroad during the nineteenth century.
Paoli is named for the 18th century Corisan hero Pasquale
Paoli. Immigration also played a role. Many workers who built
the P & W Railway electric car line to Strafford were of
Italian origin. After the line was completed in 1911, some
workers and their families settled here. The villages of
Howellville and Cedar Hollow also attracted immigrant laborers
who worked in the nearby quarries.
Charlie Chic
and the Team Going to a game
(see
here)
Gonna be 80 in August HB
Maggie Chiccino - Nick Chiccino
Maggie and Nick Chiccino had their baby January 13,
2009.
Anthony Charles Chiccino
7 lb. 4 oz. 20 inches long
at about 7:45 P.M.
Junior (fido) Lledo
was voted into the Football Hall of Fame.
Congratulations Cano Program from
Junior's night
