Broomall

Welcome to Broomall

Broomall is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,046 at the 2000 census. The community was a crossroads community re-named for the post office established to honor John Martin Broomall, a 19th century U.S. congressman from the area. The Thomas Massey House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Broomall is located at 39°58′18″N 75°21′17″W (39.971561, -75.354674).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), all of it land.

Education

Public schools located in Broomall that are part of the Marple Newtown School District are:

• Loomis Elementary
• Russell Elementary
• Worrall Elementary
• Paxon Hollow Middle School.

Marple Newtown Senior High School is the public school for Newtown Square, Newtown Township, and Broomall, Marple Township. Paxon Hollow Middle School Participates in an annual fundraiser for Alex's Lemonade Stand with Haverford Middle School.

Notable People from Broomall

• Mark Arnold - American actor notable for his role as the second Joe Perkins on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara.
• Danny Bonaduce - American radio/television personality, comedian, and former child actor who became known as an adult for his tumultuous personal life.
• Jim Fullington - professional wrestler.
• Joe Grady - American radio personality.
• Carl Gugasian - an American criminal known as "The Friday Night Bank Robber". He robbed more than 50 banks over a 30-year period, for a total of more than $2 million.
• John Kincade - sports talk show host based in Atlanta, Georgia for WCNN 680 "The Fan".
• Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius - Lithuanian writer, poet, novelist, playwright and philologist.
• Joe McDonnell - national sports talk show host for Sporting News Radio based in Los Angeles, California.
• Jeff Penalty - former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys.
• Barbara Ann Radnofsky - the Democratic nominee for the Texas U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kay Bailey Hutchison, in 2006. She is the first woman to have won the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas.
• Thomas Massey, An English-American Quaker landowner. Built the Thomas Massey House.
• Bob Speca, Jr. - set the world's record for domino toppling (97,500) in New York City on June 9, 1978. He also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
• Len Cella - American comedy film actor and director. His short films Moron Movies appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
• Jeffrey Zaslow - American journalist and columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He is also the author or coauthor of three bestselling books: The Last Lecture (2008) with Randy Pausch, Highest Duty with Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (2009), and The Girls from Ames (2009).

Courtesy of Wikipedia