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Union Hotel Bustleton &Old Welsh

Fayette School 1900

Lower Dublin Baptist Church 1869

The town grew at the crossroads of Bustleton Pike and Welsh Road. Bustleton Pike was laid out in 1697 by John Harper, a Quaker who arrived with William Penn. The Pike became known as the Philadelphia -Newtown Highway or the Great Highway. Although the Swedes had arrived as early as 1645, they had traveled west along Pennypack Creek and settled near Pine Road & Susquehanna Road. Notes about Bustleton show signs of growth as early as 1706. Before the Revolutionary War, the Bustleton Hotel was located where the Frankford Trust Bank stands today. By 1840, there were approximately 300 people living in Bustleton, which consisted of a church, several stores, a few taverns and numerous homes. Some of the early families were Ashton, Fisher, Verree, Comly, Dungan and Heritage. Religious activity was an important part of the lives of the people. One of the oldest churches in Pennsylvania is the Pennypack Baptist on Krewstown Road. This church was founded in 1688 by twelve (12) residents, who met in their homes until the year 1701 when the first building was erected. In 1700 there were only 46 members. The building was enlarged in 1774 to an area thirty by forty five feet containing pews, galleries and a stove, which was a real innovation.

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