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4 unusual facts about Berwyn


Allen C. Skorepa

Skorepa was born in Berwyn, Illinois, on August 25, 1941, and died September 4, 1998 at the age of 57.

Foel y Geifr

Since, Foel y Geifr forms part of the Hirnant horseshoe, many consider it to be a Berwyn peak.

Julius Sterling Morton

 Sterling Morton High School District, located in Berwyn and Cicero, Illinois.

Peter Staley

His father was a plant manager for Procter & Gamble at the time, and his family moved throughout the US until he was eight years old, when his family moved to Berwyn, Pennsylvania after his father was hired to run the PQ Corporation, based in Philadelphia.


Berwyn Heights, Maryland

Berwyn Heights is served by Berwyn Heights Elementary, Greenbelt Middle School (Greenbelt), and Parkdale High School (Riverdale Park).

The police department called for help from the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office SOD team, but did not contact the Berwyn Heights Police Department.

Cassatt Crossing

The Cassatt Crossing building was originally built as the Berwyn Theater in 1913 alongside the "Main Line," which was Alexander Cassatt's westward extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

While the autonomous entity envisioned by some was never formed, it left its mark in the many Welsh place names that still exist, such as the village of Berwyn, in Easttown, and nearby Tredyffrin Township.

Jimmie Mattern

On May 18, 1937, the day after his divorce was finalized, Mattern was married to Dorothy J. Harvey, a showgirl, at Berwyn Methodist church.

Moel Sych

The summit was often considered to be the highest summit in the Berwyns until Cadair Berwyn North Top, then known as Cadair Berwyn was found to be of the same height.

Rudy Fratto

In 2005, Fratto was identified in the Chicago Sun-Times as having met with Michael "Mickey" Marcello, the half-brother of reputed mob boss James Marcello, to approve efforts by the Marcellos to take over the video poker in several Chicago suburbs, including Cicero and Berwyn.

Scott Waguespack

Waguespack was the city administrator and chief of staff to Berwyn mayor Michael A. O'Connor in 2005.

Stypes

The group helped spearhead the Save The Spindle Campaign to prevent the destruction of Dustin Shuler's seven car work of art called, The Spindle, located in Berwyn's Cermak Plaza.

Sweet Saraya

Knight made her first defense of the title at the SHINE 4 iPPV in Ybor City, Florida on October 19, defeating Jazz, and again at AAW in Berwyn on October 26, against MsChif.


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