![]() Later, this trail became the Old Lancaster Road, then the Conestoga Road. In 1717, the Welsh Friends erected a meeting house on a trail made by the Conestoga (Susquehanna) Indians, connecting the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Rivers. The land then sold at a rate of 1 British pound per 50-acre parcel. The parcels of land contained within were oblongs parallel to the township boundaries. ![]() Penn laid out the township in an elongated rectangle located parallel to the Schuylkill River. Radnor Township was officially founded a year later in 1682. Seeking religious freedom, the settlers emigrated to a 5,000 acre section purchased from William Penn, granted him by the Crown, in 1681. ![]() ![]() Once home to the Lenni Lenape Indians, the land was first settled in 1663-1665 by a group of 40 Quakers from Radnorshire, Wales. Radnor Township is a proud, exemplary community, rich in history. ![]()
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