Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
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Bala Cynwyd is a village in Lower Merion Township which is located in the Main Line in southeastern Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. It was originally two separate towns, Bala and Cynwyd, but is commonly treated as a single community. This came about when a single US Post Office was constructed to service both towns (The "Bala-Cynwyd" Branch).
It lies in the Welsh Tract, and was settled in the 1680s by Welsh Quaker settlers, who named it after the Welsh towns of Bala and Cynwyd. "Cynwyd" is, however, now pronounced "kinwid", not "kunwid" as it would be in Welsh.
Bala and Cynwyd are served by separate stations on SEPTA's route R6.
External link
- The Neighborhood Club of Bala Cynwyd (http://www.balacynwyd.org/)