Harford Hall, a monument to the history of Penn’s Welsh Barony in his new province of Pennsylvania, rises elegantly at the foot of what was once called Haverford Mountain. In the broad Welsh dialect, the name was pronounced as though written Ha uerford, and was finally corrupted into Harford, by which name it was known for many years. The name, Haverford, originated with the first settlers, who came from Haverford-West, in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. I have given the name of the house, Harford Hall, from the original name of the township. The house’s great stones and oak beams attest to the exceptional skills and craftmanship of its builders and stand as a testament to permanence and stability. Harford Hall represents two hundred years of the common man in Haverford Township: Penn’s colonists, the farmers, the mill owners, the tavern keepers, the community leaders, and the industrialists who provided flour, lumber, meat, cloth, and gunpowder to this country during Pennsylvania’s and America’s first two centuries. The historical significance of Harford Hall derives not from a single individual or specific event but from the collective experiences and contributions of successive generations who gave birth to Haverford Township, the state, and the country.
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