Pasture

Introduction

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This is the first location for the Morgan Log House Walking Tour. Currently you are standing on the sidewalk or in the parking lot of the Towamencin Township Pool. However, a few decades ago, ending in the 1960s, this land was part of a pasture associated with the Morgan Log House farm.

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A 1958 aerial showing Weikel Road and the Morgan Log House property, prior to development of the majority of its acreage.

Automotive tire, Black, Black-and-white, Grey

Backstory and Context

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In the early twentieth century, the Morgan Log House property was an active farm, a dairy farm of approximately 62 acres with Weikel Road serving as a driveway for the property's access to Allentown Road. The pasture fields for the Holstein dairy cows were located where the current Towamencin Township Pool is located, across the street from the museum. Much of the remaining acreage of the farm was sold and developed in the 1960s, ending its use as an active farm. The remaining acreage of the property included the current parcels of the Morgan Log House and where the pool is located. Township Supervisor, Dr. J. Jacobs realized the importance of the colonial house in the late 1960s and helped start the incentive to restore the property. The remaining acreage was later transferred to the township's ownership. The pasture land was developed to accommodate a township pool.

Looking at an 1958 aerial, can you determine the location of the Morgan Log House in relation to Allentown Road?

Sources

History of the Property and House. Morgan Log House. http://www.morganloghouse.org/history-2/.

Draft Agricultural History of the Morgan Log House (2019). Morgan Log House files.

Penn Pilot Imagery

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https://pahistoricpreservation.com/more-penn-pilot-for-historical-aerial-photos/ (montgomery_091358_aho_4r_68.jpg)