Did You Know?
Did you know that in 1872, Sumner Hill Road was called Yetter Hill Road? It was named for Andrew B. Yetter, who owned the farm at the top of Yetter Hill. A truckman from New York City, he was president of the Atlas Storage Company, the Globe Storage & Carpet Cleaning Company, and he also ran one of the several companies that did the city street sprinkling. He had a stable of horses to pull the many horse-drawn delivery wagons needed for his businesses. When the horses became lame or footsore from the cobble stone pavement, they were shipped to the Abington rail station and then brought to the Yetter Hill. After a restorative stay on the farm, they were shipped back to the city and returned to service. The farm also grew hay that was shipped to the city to feed them.
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