Lima

Historic hamlet of the late 1800s.

LIMA. This is a hamlet of 150 inhabitants in Middletown township, Delaware county, 2 1/2 miles west of Media court house and 1 1/2 north of Glen Riddle, the most available shipping point, located on W.C .& P. and P. & B.C.R.R's. W. M. Thomas, postmaster. [Polk's Gazetteer, 1882]

• Baldwin Joseph W, painter.
• Chown Martha R, Hotel. Chown Richard, veterinary surgeon.
• Jamison Jacob, iron ore miner.
• Jobson B F, meat market. J
• Jobson Samuel, meat market.
• Lyons E C, hotel.
• Menagh Bowen, meat market.
• Moat Wm I, shoemkr.
• Russell Wm, undertaker.
• Smith Morris, carpenter.
• Thomas W M, General Store.
• Townsend John, blacksmith.
• Trimble Samuel, physician.
• Turner W W, wagonmkr.
• Woodward G L, meat market.
• Yarnall George, live stock.
• Yearsley Humphrey, flour mill.

School District: Rose Tree-Media

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Street Names: Baltimore Pike, Pennell Road