- 1885: May, Construction begins & neighborhood association forms
- 1885: July, Annual 4th of July celebration begins
- 1886: Ash & rubbish removal service begins
- 1887: First electric fire alarm system
- 1887: Sugar Maple adopted as official tree
- 1889: Phase 1 construction ends
- 1896: Steam Plant on Plant Avenue burns down
- 1899: Radnor township established
- 1900s: Construction resumes near Woodland Ave
- 1948: NWPA Ash removal service ends
- 1950: First Xmas tree in the Walnut triangle
- 1985: Area designated as National historical area
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