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Bryn Mawr (pronounced ;〔Mackey & Mackey (1922) ''The Pronunciation of 10,000 Proper Names''〕 from Welsh for "great hill") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue (US-30) and the border with Delaware County. Bryn Mawr is located toward the center of what is known as the Main Line, a group of affluent Philadelphia suburban villages stretching from the city limits to Malvern. Bryn Mawr is home to many of Philadelphia's corporate elite including Vanguard founder Jack Bogle. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 3,779. Bryn Mawr is home to Bryn Mawr College. ==History== ''Bryn Mawr'', which means "big hill" in Welsh, is named after an estate near Dolgellau in North Wales that belonged to Rowland Ellis. He was a Quaker who emigrated in 1686 to Pennsylvania from Dolgellau to escape religious persecution.〔() BBC: "The Quakers of Dolgellau"〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snowdonia National Park Authority )〕 Until 1869 and the coming of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the town was known as Humphreysville. The town was renamed by railroad agent William H. Wilson after he acquired on behalf of the railroad the that now comprise Bryn Mawr. In 1893, the first hospital, Bryn Mawr Hospital, was built on the Main Line by Dr. George Gerhard. Glenays was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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