Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Chester Creek, a southeastward-flowing tributary of the Delaware River, forms the southern boundary of the borough.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.65 square miles (1.68 km2), all land.
Upland was reflected on the early map of New Sweden made by Peter Lindstrom in 1654.
[5][6] During this period, three governments were competing for colonial supremacy in the mid-Atlantic coastal area: the Dutch, the Swedish and the English.
In 1676, the Duke of York's laws were promulgated as the rule of conduct on the Delaware River, and courts were established, one of which was the Upland.
[11] The Pusey House is one of the oldest buildings in the United States, completed in 1696, and one of the only extant buildings known to have been visited by William Penn (in addition to the Merion Friends Meeting House).
Its most famous student was Martin Luther King Jr., who graduated in 1951 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree.
[14] The Old Main Building of the Crozer Theological Seminary was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
[18] Interstate 95 is the main highway serving Upland; portions of Interchange 6 are located within the borough.