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===Colonial=== The borough is named after a place in [[Cheshire]], England. [[John Morton (American politician)|John Morton]], signer of the [[American Declaration of Independence]], was born and raised in a log cabin adjacent to East Ridley Avenue. He later replaced the cabin with a brick house and began farming {{convert|133|acre|km2}} in the Ridley Park area.<ref name="ReferenceB">Historic structures report: Joseph Pratt Farmhouse, Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation, Ridley Creek State Park, Edgemont Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania ... the Bishop's Mill Historical Institute, Inc)</ref> Chester Pike, originally a footpath, was realigned and widened by [[William Penn]]. Known then as the “Queens Highway,” it was one of the region's first roads stretching from Chester to Darby, and by 1715, it reached Philadelphia. General [[George Washington]] led his troops down this earthen road to Wilmington and eventually to [[Battle of Brandywine|Brandywine]] to confront the British in 1777.<ref>Martin, David G.; The Philadelphia Campaign June 1777–July 1778; Combined Books; Conshohocken, Pennsylvania; 1993; {{ISBN|0-938289-19-5}}, page 78</ref> In 1799, the “Queens Highway” was improved as a plank road, and tolls were levied. The population of the area continued to increase after the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Consequently, a private elementary [[Secondary School|subscription school]] was founded in 1800 on a site at Chester Pike and Myrtle Avenue. This was one of the first schools in Delaware County.<ref name="Early Pennsylvania 1912">Narratives of Early Pennsylvania, West New Jersey and Delaware 1630-1707 (edited by [[Albert Cook Myers]]. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1912)</ref>
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