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Crook’s roadway, Wawa Road, wide view

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5352.jpg
Date: 1902-05-02
This may have been taken for a legal case related to the condition of the road, perhaps related to the ditch or drainage that seems to be the focus of this series of pictures, AP-8229-8231.

Crook’s roadway, washed gully, close-up

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5351.jpg
Date: 1902-05-02
This may have been taken for a legal case related to the condition of the road, perhaps related to the ditch or drainage that seems to be the focus of this series of pictures, AP-8229-8231.

Crook’s roadway, washed gully, close-up

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5350.jpg
Date: 1902-05-02
This may have been taken for a legal case related to the condition of the road, perhaps related to the ditch or drainage that seems to be the focus of this series of pictures, AP-8229-8231.

Cumberland Cemetery, gate and gate house

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5227.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
Beautiful ornamental ironwork in the gate.

Crook’s house

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5226.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
Henry Pearson, in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pa. (295), writes that the Pratt/Crooks house stood opposite Cumberland Cemetery on Middletown Road (Route 352).

Mancill Bridge, covered

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5225.jpg
Date: 1895 (circa)
Baltimore Pike crossing Ridley Creek at Elwyn Road, showing covered bridge. Ridley Creek at this location is the boundary between Upper Providence and Middletown townships.

Riddle's mills

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5183-2.jpg
Date: 1894
According to Henry S. Pearson, in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pa. (1985), p. 120, this was originally a nail mill that Samuel Riddle converted to a textile mill after purchasing it in 1875. As late as 1983, the mill was occupied b the…

Ogden homestead

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5117.jpg
Date: 1890-1900
On the northwest corner of the intersection noted below, this house is still standing (2018). Henry Pearson, in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pa. (286), claims that part of the house was built in 1681.

Riddle's race

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5116-1.jpg
Date: 1894
The mill race is rejoining Chester Creek downstream of the Riddle’s Mill, near Glen Riddle. See AP-5183-2 for more information.

Middletown Presbyterian Church, interior

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5093.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
The small building pictured was remodeled and absorbed into the larger church and Sunday School complex now on this site.

Water Works Media, old, mill only, copy of old photograph

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5073-5.jpg
Date: 1899-12-03
This possibly shows the Mancill Mill on the water works property. Frank Lees, in his caption for this image on Photo Folder 1374 in the MHAC collection, identifies it as: "Ice House, Palmer's Ice Co., at Palmer's Dam, Ridley Creek at Baltimore Pike,…

Middletown trees

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5038.jpg
Date: 1890 (circa)
Huge trees, with horse and buggy between the trees; Deborah Appleton, photographer's wife, is in the buggy

Wawa railroad station

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4233.jpg
Date: 1892-05
This station once stood south of Route 1 along Chester Creek on west side of creek.

Wawa railroad station

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4231.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
South of Route 1 along Chester Creek on west side of creek.

Wawa Road Bridge

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4230.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895-1900
Over small unidentified stream

Media Water Works

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4223.jpg
Date: 1899-11-24
On Ridley Creek

Media Water Works

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4129.jpg
Date: 1899-11-24
On Ridley Creek; Media high railroad bridge in background

Mancill Bridge, covered, over Ridley Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4126.jpg
Date: 1891 (circa)
Photo taken on same day as AP-4121: see case and coat in foreground of each. See Photo Folder 5036 with prints of these negatives, one dated Nov. 1891.

Mancill’s Mill, Media Water Works

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4121.jpg
Date: 1891-11
Photo taken on same day as AP-4126; see case and coat in foreground of each image. Photo Folder 5036 has prints, one of them dated Nov. 1891. The Media high railroad bridge Is in background.

Media Water Works

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4117.jpg
Date: 1899-11-24
On Ridley Creek, with Media high railroad bridge in background