Cousins–that sounds about right! I don’t specifically recall that detail about the 1843 flood, but it could be in Ashmead’s History or in the Proceedings of the Delaware County History of Science (vol 6). Great to meet you, too, and thanks for linking up to LCC from here & Facebook.

Thank you, Scott! It was so nice to meet you, and I encourage people to check out your website for fantastic information on local plants, wildlife, and the history of Little Crum Creek: http://littlecrumcreek.wordpress.com/about/

I think of Ridley and Crum Creeks as sister creeks (maybe it’s the Okehocking connection), so I guess that would make Broomall’s Run and Little Crum Creek cousins! I had read or heard somewhere that in the 1843 flood, the waters of Ridley and Crum Creeks were within something like 1/2 mile of each other, have you come across that in your research?