Nitre Hall, along Karakung (Cobb's) Creek, supplied the United States with over 800,000 pounds of gunpowder during the War of 1812. The Grange Estate entertained the Revolutionary War figures George Washington and General Lafayette. The township is home to many historic sites. The settlers named their new home after Haverfordwest ( Hwlffordd) in Wales. Haverford Township was founded by Welsh Quakers in 1681 on land purchased from William Penn. Under William Penn's land divisions these communities were part of the Welsh Tract and comprised the area known as Harford, a Welsh contraction of Haverford. Before then, each constituent community was known by its local name: Bon Air, Brookline, Penfield, Beechwood, Llanerch, Manoa, Oakmont, Coopertown, and Ardmore. Post Office and came into use on January 1, 1946. The name 'Havertown' was coined by the U.S. Havertown's ZIP Code is 19083 and 'Havertown' is a postal address. It is located approximately 9 miles west of the center of Philadelphia. Havertown is a residential suburban unincorporated community in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, United States.

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