Between philadelphia and mt. Vernon for a not very president ial reason. With us now is lee around ornol senior director of the library and collections and chief operating officer. Thanks so much for joining us. Its a pleasure to be here. Youre the historical person forgo to facts. Im happy to be here. Ive been with the Historical Society for 24 years and tour guide within the city. Its always amazing that people even locals dont know a lot of the history of their own city and area. One of the first ones starts with the founding of philadelphia and that it was first founded by william penn, a quaker. You already mentioned early that race street used to be called sasa frasthe east west trees were named for trees and north south after numbers and philadelphia was the very first city built on a public grid and public quar system in the United States and also first city that established a street numbering system based on numbers systemically. And why numbers and trees . Its because part of
Rotated his slaves between philadelphia and mount vernon for a not very president ial reason . Hes also a chief operating officer. Dr. Arnold, thank you very much for joining us. You are the goto person for pennsylvania facts. Ive been with the Historical Society for over 24 years. Im also a tour guide within the city. Its always amazing that people, even locals, dont know a lot of the history of their own city. One of the first ones starts with the founding of philadelphia, founded by william penn and william penn was a quaker. Part of that is street names. Ray street used to be called sassafras. The east west streets were named after trees and the north south streets were named after numbers. Philadelphia was the very first city built on a public grid and Public Square system in the United States and were also the first city that established a street numbering system based on numbers. And why numbers and trees . Its because part of his quaker philosophy. Theyre the plain people. You
By the end of the 19th century, bicycle riding and bicycle racing were wildly popular outdoor activities. According to Westminster’s Democratic Advocate newspaper, I.A. Miller owned the first bicycle in Westminster.
As Memorial Day approaches, it is worth taking a deeper look at this important holiday, both as it is observed across the country and in Carroll County.