HistoryMontgomery County was created on September 10, 1784 from part of Philadelphia County. The county seat is Norristown, named after Isaac Norris, who owned land there. America's past echo...

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HistoryBucks County (population 541,000) was one of the original counties founded by William Penn in November, 1682, alongside Chester and Delaware County. Bucks County is a contraction of Buckingham...

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HistoryPhiladelphia County was founded by William Penn in 1682. Its name signifies brotherly love. From the early colonial era to industrialization and immigration to contemporary civil rights, Phil...

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HistoryChester County was one of the three original counties created by William Penn in 1682, alongside Delaware and Buck County. Its name is derived from Chesire (i.e. Chester-shire), England, from ...

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HistoryDelaware County (population 555,996) was created on September 26, 1789 from part of Chester County and named for the Delaware River, which in turn had been named for Lord de la Warr, Governor o...

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