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When the James family arrived in the fall of 1682, they proceeded to present day
Garrett Hill using dead reckoning, for the area at that time was still wilderness. David James had acquired "rights" to 100 acres where Garrett Hill stands today when he purchased an "indenture" to land in Welshpoole,
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Garrett Hill from David Meredith who, although not having previously occupied the land, had been declared lord over the land in 1708 by William Penn's land commissioners. 1n 1739, David James, the founder of Garrett Hill
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Garrett Hill acquire the name by which it is known today. Once the area was industrialized, a community sprang up, consisting of residences for workers in proximity to the nearby stone quarry and brickyard (now both disappeared). The
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Conestoga Road and Garrett Avenue) consisting of a few bars and other small businesses that serve the community and the student population of nearby
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