Elwyn, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
39°54′28″N 75°24′37″W / 39.90778°N 75.41028°W / 39.90778; -75.4102819063
Elwyn is an unincorporated community located in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Elwyn has a latitude of 39.907N, longitude of -75.41W and a mean elevation of 253 feet above sea level.
Elwyn is home to Elwyn Inc., a facility caring for the needs of the developmentally disabled and disadvantaged.
Elwyn is named for Dr. Alfred L. Elwyn, a physician who founded The Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-minded Children in 1852 with teacher James B. Richards.[1]
See also
- Media Area
References
- ^ Ashmeade, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. pp. 625–628. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
External links
- Elwyn Inc. facility official site
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Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Media
- Chester
communities
- Beaver Valley‡
- Booths Corner
- Bortondale
- Bowling Green
- Chelsea
- Chichester
- Concordville
- Crum Lynne
- Elwyn
- Feltonville
- Garden City
- Garnet Valley
- Garrett Hill
- Glen Mills
- Glen Riddle
- Gradyville
- Haverford‡
- Havertown
- Holmes
- Lenni
- Llanerch
- Moylan
- Painters Crossing
- Radnor
- Riddlewood
- Secane
- South Media
- Strafford‡
- Thornton
- Wallingford
- Wawa
- Wyola
- Zebleys Corner
- Darling
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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