At some time during World War II Exton apparently suffered a significant flood. The Valley Creek that runs along the road across from what was then The Exton Dairy Grill looks to have overflowed its banks. A Brandywine Farms truck navigates the waters along with two cars. Before there was The Guernsey Cow billboard, during [...]
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Flooded World War II Era Exton, PA
Posted in chester county, exton pa, history, tagged 1940s, chester county pa, exton pa, history, Lincoln Highway, roadside, signage on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Selling Fresh Pulled Sweet Corn
Posted in working life, tagged corn, photo, produce, roadside on January 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My grandfather works on his signage while my mother looks on. The makeshift produce table is set up on the lawn alongside Sleepy Hollow Hall on the west side of The Guernsey Cow parking lot. This was taken probably around 1940. Note: Years later — make that decades later — my siblings and I were [...]
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