Favorite Thing: Abington was named after a town in England. Abington comes up fairly frequently in my family genealogy (some of the family are buried there and other places in Montgomery County), but I didn't think there was much of interest there.
And basically I was right.
The Revolutionary War Battle of Edge Hill was fought in Abington, and it is the first stop on a Historic Route retracing revolutionary battles..
1 Battle of Edge Hill - Edge Hill Road between Susquehanna and Church (Cheltenham Township) Roads. Site of major confrontation between British and American troops on December 7, 1777.
Fondest Memory: Abington Township also owns approximately 184 acres of parkland, open space, and natural areas wholly or partially within the Sandy Run Creek watershed.
1. Ardsley Park - 10.84 acre neighborhood park, including tennis courts, multipurpose area, ball field, playground equipment and shelter facilities.
2. Crestmont Park - 19.4 acre neighborhood park, including basketball courts, ice skating rink, swimming pool, ball fields, natural area and shelter building.
3. Roslyn Park - 17.55 acre neighborhood park, including ball fields, multipurpose area, playground equipment, and shelter building.
4. Roy Chester Park - 12.72 acre neighborhood park, including ball fields, tennis courts, ice skating rink, playground equipment, community house, and picnic facilities.
5. Rubicam Avenue Park - 3.5 acre park with basketball court, ball field, playground equipment and picnic facilities.
6. Briar Brush Wildlife Sanctuary - 12 acres, including Nature Center.
7. Edge Hill Woods - 10 acre natural area.
8. Susquehanna Woods - 77 acre natural area, including detention basins.
9. Evergreen Manor Park - 12 acre undeveloped park.
10. Grove Property - 9 acre open space area.
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on Jun 21, 2005
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