Welcome to the
Bridesburg PA Web Space
Welcome to the
Bridesburg PA Web Space
Memorial Day Parade is just around the corner
Click this for video of Past boxing Match Stash(The Punisher vs Eggy Miller)
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Polonia Club Point No Point Harmonia Club Tom Z-- Dedication to a true friend Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club |
This Picture is courtesy Anthony Janczewski Click on the Pic or here for more photos of Bridesburg present and past
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Origins of BRIDESBURG
A village south of Frankford Creek and upon a tract of land formerly belonging
to Point-no-Point. It took its name from Joseph Kirkbride, who for many years
was land-owner there and proprietor of a ferry over Frankford Creek, and to whom
Legislature gave a right to build a bridge and receive toll for passage over the
same by act of March 20,1811. On April 1, 1833, the County of Philadelphia
bought the Kirkbride bridge and two and a half acres of land annexed for $5,500.
Kirkbridesburg was considered too long a name for convenient use, and the
shorter one was adopted Bridesburg was incorporated as a borough on April 1,
1848.
