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Discovering Chestnut Hill Lecture: Railroads of Chestnut Hill
May 7, 2019 | 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Railroads of Chestnut Hill: Lecture
Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30pm
Wissahickon Inn building at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, 500 W Willow Grove Avenue
Presented by Joel Spivak.
The Discovering Chestnut Hill series gives us the opportunity to celebrate our community’s special history. This spring, we highlight the Railroads of Chestnut Hill. We invite you to explore our railroads and their histories with us.
2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. In celebration, railroad historian Joel Spivak will tell the story of the railroad in Philadelphia and how it came to Chestnut Hill. Spivak is the author of Philadelphia Railroads and Philadelphia Trolleys.
Tickets: $15 for Members, $30 for Non-Members