Saturday October 25, 2025
(Date change)
Clean, Green, Sustainable, Fun
The journey is the show
The Struggle for Human Dignity and the Right to Ride: Taking it to the Courts and to the People. The Story of Carolyn LeCount and William Still Special event at Eden
Signage in John Drew Park, across from Darby Transportation Hub
http://www.darbyhistory.com/DarbySigns08-10DRAFT.pdf
Art Contest
Summer Art school in Darby
1859 Fare Card
Darby Free Library
1001 Main Street
America's oldest public library in continuous use
Established 1743
Building 1872
Presidents Conference Committee (PCC)
In the 1930s, the presidents of the various traction companies developed a "modern" street car .
Fare Card from 1859
11:00 AM Eden Cemetery- guided walking tour- gather at Front Gate -Springfield Road The Right to Ride - Taking it to the Streets and to the People
(TrolleyBus to Eden at Darby Library after 10:30AM
12 noon: Walk/Ride across Springfield Road to new County Park overlooking Darby Creek
A Streetcar Named Freedom, Play about 400 years of History on the Woodburne Plateau featuring Citizens of Eden and others
1:30 TrolleyBus to Bartram's Garden
Eden Cemetery
Area Historic Treasure
Eden Cemetery on Springfield Road in Collingdale is one of the area treasures. Established in 1902 on land that was the birthplace of famed botanist John Bartram, Eden is the resting place for about 80,000 "Citizens of Eden" including Marion Anderson,William Still, John Drew, Octavius Catto, Carolyn LeCount, Ellen Frances Watkins Harper, Julian Abele and many others.
Eden Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in December, 2010
IT'S UP TO US
Route/SEPTA map
