History of Highland Twp, Hopewell Borough & Londonderry Twp.: Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson . Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PA, by Futhey and Cope Highland Twp Organized in 1853 by division of West Fallowfield twp. Among the inhabitants of what is now Highland Twp (1881) in the last century were the families of Adams, Boggs. Boyd, Cochran, Cowpland, Fuhtey, Gibson, Glendenning, Hamill, Haslett, Parke, and Wilson Hopewell Borough Incorporated May 2, 1853, the territory being taken from the twps of Lower Osford and East Nottingham. Londonderry This was separated from Nottingham in 1734, and then included the territory from Londongrove to the Octorara. About 1/3 of the present twp was included in Fagg's Manor. In 1742, John McGrew, Robert Robinson, Wm Neill and others petitioned for a division of the twp, which was at that time frequently called New Londonderry. In 1754, Oxford twp was taken from its western side. In 1819 it was again divided, and the southern part called Penn. A small p art was added from Londongrove and West Marlborough in 1866. The early settlers were from Ireland, and the name is derived from Londonderry, in Ireland.