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What is the origin of the name for Mount Airy in Northwest Philadelphia?

April 26, 2017mount airy Northwest origin Philadelphia

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What is the origin of the name for Mount Airy in Northwest Philadelphia?

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Mount Airy takes its name from the pre-Revolutionary War country estate of Chief Justice William Allen. Source: Mermaids, Monastaries, Cherokees, and Custer: The Stories Behind Philadelphia Street Names, 1990, p.161, Robert I.

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Mount Airy takes its name from the pre-Revolutionary War country estate of Chief Justice William Allen. Source: Mermaids, Monastaries, Cherokees, and Custer: The Stories Behind Philadelphia Street Names, 1990, p.161, Robert I. Alotta, 917.