Editing Lansdale, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
===Founding===
The earliest known settlers in Lansdale were members of the Jenkins family. At the peak of its growth, the Jenkins homestead occupied approximately 120 acres of land.  The construction of the North Pennsylvania Railroad (later absorbed into the Reading Railroad) during the 1850s contributed to rapid growth and expansion in Lansdale.  Employment opportunities generated by the railroad brought settlers, housing, and local businesses to the area.

===Borough incorporation===
By 1872, Lansdale Borough was officially incorporated and named after [[Phillip Lansdale Fox]], chief surveyor of the [[North Pennsylvania Railroad|North Penn Railroad]]. By the naming conventions of the time, it should have been called Jenkintown, since the land immediately surrounding the train station was owned by the Jenkins family, but there was already [[Jenkintown|a town by that name]] along the rail line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansdale.org/259/History-of-Lansdales-Incorporation |title=History of Lansdale's Incorporation &#124; Lansdale Borough, PA - Official Website |access-date=2014-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918230639/http://www.lansdale.org/259/History-of-Lansdales-Incorporation |archive-date=2015-09-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Jenkins Homestead]] and [[Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc.]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

===Kugel ball===
[[File:Kugel Ball in Lansdale.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Kugel Ball]]
Lansdale is home to a [[Kugel ball]], which is a {{Cvt|2,200|lb|kg}} dark grey granite sphere supported by a very thin film of water pumped from beneath its base.<ref>[http://www.kugel.com/faq.htm Kugel Ball FAQ] Retrieved on 18 September 2007</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2002 |title=Drought keeps Lansdale Boro's Kugel Ball in its winter casing |url=https://www.thereporteronline.com/2002/06/13/drought-keeps-lansdale-boros-kugel-ball-in-its-winter-casing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521162623/https://www.thereporteronline.com/2002/06/13/drought-keeps-lansdale-boros-kugel-ball-in-its-winter-casing/ |archive-date=2022-05-21 |website=The Reporter}}</ref> The Kugel Ball is located in Railroad Plaza, adjacent to the [[SEPTA Regional Rail|SEPTA]] Lansdale/Doylestown Line train station in downtown Lansdale. The plaza consists of a bricked patio with benches centered on the Kugel Ball and closes at 11:00 pm. An annual 5k race is held in June, accordingly named the Kugel Ball race, which starts and ends at the actual Kugel Ball in Railroad Plaza.

===Hometown heroes===
The Lansdale Borough Hometown Heroes Banner Program is a living tribute created for the community to recognize and honor Lansdale Veterans who are serving or are veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
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