County:

Montgomery. Norristown is the county seat.

Population:

7,159 (US Census Bureau 2007 estimate)

Elevation:

253 feet

Year Incorporated:

1871

Public Transportation:

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
Phone: 215-580-7800

SEPTA offers bus and rail service to Philadelphia and throughout the region.

Traffic Conditions:

Philadelphia area traffic report at traffic.com

Newspaper:

Public Spirit
120 S York Rd
Hatboro, PA 19040
Phone: 215-675-3430

Also see:
The Philadelphia Enquirer
Philadelphia Daily News

Public Library:

Union Library of Hatboro
243 South York Road
Hatboro, PA 19040
Phone: 215-672-1420
E-mail: hat.lib@verizon.net

Museum:

The Millbrook Society
Amy B Yerkes Museum
32 North York Road
Hatboro, PA 19040
Phone: 215-957-1877
E-mail: milbrook@voicenet.com

Also see:
Hatboro Historical Buildings

Town Hall:

Borough of Hatboro
414 South York Road
Hatboro, PA 19040
Phone: 215-443-9100
Email: info@hatborogov.com

Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Information:

Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce
Red Barn Mall
120 S York Rd
Hatboro, PA 19040
Phone: 215-956-9540
E-mail: office@hatborochamber.org

Also see:
Hatboro Online, the official community website of the Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce

Other Websites:

Hatboro Today, with photography by John Pitrone, an appreciative citizen of the Borough of Hatboro

Select TV and Radio Stations:

Also see:

List of Hatboro area radio stations at radio-locator.com

List of Philadelphia area TV stations at stationindex.com

Public Radio: WHYY 90.9 FM

Talk and News Radio: KYW 1060 AM, WPHT 1210 AM

Music: WRDV 89.3 FM, a mix of 20th century nostalgia

Music: WOGL 98.1 FM, greatest hits of the 60's, 70's and 80's

TV Stations:

3	KYW	CBS
6	WPVI	ABC
10	WCAU	NBC
12	WHYY	PBS

Annual Events:

Summer Fun Festival, end of May

Annual Moonlight Memories Car Show, July

Notable for:

The Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society. The Philadelphia Athletics played American League baseball from 1901 to 1954 and produced a number of hall of famers. A new owner moved the team to Kansas City, MO, in 1955 where it stayed until 1967. Yet another owner moved the team to Oakland for the 1968 season. The Oakland Athletics remain in Oakland to this day. The Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society was set up in to foster appreciation of the Philadelphia Athletics, its officials, players, ball parks and its part in Philadelphia baseball history.

Hatboro has a significant place in American Revolutionary War history. George Washington and his officers ate dinner at the Crooked Billet Tavern in Hatboro in 1777. Also, the Battle of Crooked Billet was fought there on May 1, 1778.

History:

In the early 1700’s, John Dawson, an English hatter, settled the area that is now Hatboro and built his home there. He operated a hat factory out of his home. He made hats from the furs of rabbit and beaver that were abundant in the area. The factory became a well known hat producer, giving the town its name. His home also became a well known tavern called the Crooked Bullet Inn. The village that formed around his tavern was given the name of The Billet, and formally named Hatboro in 1740. The tavern would become a resting stop for American Revolutionary War soldiers and the Battle of Crooked Billet was fought near there. Other notables and ordinary citizens ate and drank there during those years. Unfortunately, the building was torn down in 1954 and replaced by newer structures.

The Union Library was founded in 1755 and is still in operation today. The building where it operates today was built in 1850. It is the second oldest library in Pennsylvania to be operating under its original charter.

Hatboro was officially incorporated as a borough in 1871. The first bank was opened in 1873 and the railroad came to town in 1874.

World War II brought a few more people to town with nearby Brewster Aviation in Warminster and Willow Grove Naval Air Station in Horsham.

This century has brought the revitalization of the Borough of Hatboro.