Ashton-Woodenbridge, Philadelphia
Originally farm land, it was part of the holdings of Thomas Holme, surveyor for Philadelphia's founder, William Penn.[citation needed] Remnants of their community can still be seen near present-day Holme Circle, where stood a village formerly called Harrisburg.Active farms dotted the area as late as the early 1960s and horse-drawn wagons frequently served as local transit during snowy weather, navigating the steep Ashton Road to take workers to the bus stop at Holme Circle.Crown, Cork, and Seal was a long-time anchor on Ashton Road, finally relocating their world headquarters north on a large campus.[1] The area was settled in earnest by veterans of World War II during the dramatic expansion of the Northeast.