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_ TOWNSHIP HISTORY Back to Brief History "Hoodland"  The original "Hoodland" was built by John Sellers in 1823. The home burned down and was reconstructed in 1878. The estate was home to one of the areas well-known abolitionists from the pre-Civil War era, Abraham L. Pennock. "Hoodland" remained in the Pennock/Sellers Family until Sarah Pennock Sellers bequeathed it to Upper Darby Township for a library when she died in 1933. Today "Hoodland" is still the home of the Township's Sellers Memorial Library.   "Hoodland" today is home to the Sellers Library   The above information concerning "Hoodland" is courtesy of Thomas J. DiFilippo, author of The History and Development of Upper Darby Township The above picture of "Hoodland" / Sellers Library is courtesy of Tom Smith. Community Pages About the Township Township History Comprehensive Plan Market Street "Gateway Project" Community Events Calendar

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