Welcome to learning about the history of Horsham Township, PA. Horsham is an area rich in history. We have a number of homes and buildings dating back to the early colonial times and several on the National Register of Historic Places.

We have ties to many notable historical figures: Samuel Carpenter, Dr Thomas Graeme, Isasiah Lukens, Howard Hallowell, Harold Pitcairn and others.

The Revolutionary War raged around us. Graeme park saw 3 US encampments in 1776-7. Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson was involved in a scandal with George Washington for passing him a note from her husband demanding Washington’s surrender. She then spent a number of years battling ther new state of Pennsylvania which tried to confiscate her estate. She retained it, but in a bit of irony, in 1958 Welsh Strawbridge donated a portion of this same farm to the state. This is the current Graeme Park which includes the landmark Keith House.

The MailWing, a small airplane for mail delivery, was designed and built at Pitcairn Field. Harold Pitcairn developed a network that delivered mail up and down the east coast. This would evolve into Eastern Airlines.

Horsham was, in many ways, a sleepy Quaker farming community, but there was a lot going on. We try to detail a lot of that here.

Below is a outline of some of the stories we have on this site.

• A Timeline of Horsham’s History
• HPHA’s Archives A professionally curated archive of many of the documents,photos and objects from our collections. The archives are hosted by the Horsham Library with the support of the Friends of the Horsham Library. It is available online at HorshamHistory.PastPerfectPnline.com
• Historic and Interesting Places or Buildings
• Interesting People from Horsham’s Past