The Tacony Archive
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Learn About the Mary Disston School
Now housing Keystone Academy Charter School, the Mary Disston School was the third public school building constructed in Tacony. It was named for the wife of Henry Disston, who was the founder of the Keystone Saw Works. The Disstons worked to establish and nurture a model company town linked to the Saw Works that included provisions for housing, leisure, religion, and education. Read More
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The Life and Influence of Private William H. Carpenter
On December 27, 1967, William "Awgy Dawgy" Carpenter became the second person from Tacony and twenty-second Father Judge graduate to lose his life in the Vietnam War. On the Fifth annual Tacony History Day held on September 21, 1996, the gymnasium within the Disston Recreation Center was dedicated in his memory. Read More
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St. Leo vs Tacony: Soccermania!
When Tacony FC traveled to St. Louis in December of 1911 in one of the first tours pitting the largely immigrant-based East Coast teams against the largely native-born teams from the West, they had lost only three games in two years. Read More
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