Editing Penndel, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
Penndel Borough, although small, is rich in history. The area, originally inhabited by the [[Lenape]] people, was settled by Thomas Langhorne, an English Quaker preacher, and by Henry Paulin, a Quaker Yeoman, on land grants from [[William Penn]]. Penndel remained a farming region until 1876 when the Philadelphia Reading Railroad began service, and the Langhorne train station was established. In 1878 Thomas Eastburn & Co. advertised 130 Building Lots in the area calling it "The Eden of Bucks County."<ref>The Philadelphia Inquirer, PA Sat, July 13, 1878, Page 5</ref> Slowly individual homes and small businesses were built in close proximity to the railroad, and the town expanded from there. It began as the Eden Post Office, was incorporated as the borough of Attleboro on June 22, 1899;<ref>The Times Philadelphia, PA Fri, June 23, 1899, Page 4</ref> the name changed to South Langhorne in February 1911,<ref>The Republic Meyersdale, PA Thu, April 27, 1911, page 6 and The Bucks County Gazette Fri, Feb 24, 1911</ref> and finally to Penndel on November 17, 1947.<ref>The Bristol Daily Courier Bristol, PA Mon, November 24, 1947, page 1</ref> Today Penndel has both a thriving industrial district and residential areas with both new and historically significant homes.