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Kulpsville today showing the Great Road (later known as the Springhouse and Sumneytown Turnpike, and today the Sumneytown Pike at Franklin Street. This is the site (within the yellow ribbon) of the first building in Kulpsville, a home and inn operated by Mordecai Davis. Across the Sumneytown Pike is the Courtyard Philadelphia Hotel.

September 6, 2024

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Towamencin History: Mordecai "Mord" Davis and the first home in Kulpsville

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