Blue Bell was originally known as Pigeon Town because of the breeding of homing pigeons. Some of the original old time businesses still remain today, including The Blue Bell Inn and The Broad Axe Tavern.
In recent times, this suburban Philadelphia community has been a hot-bed for high-tech companies. Unisys and U.S. Healthcare are a couple of the more famous success stories coming out of Blue Bell. Glistening Web Communications Corporation continued this trend by becoming the first company to specialize in World Wide Web services.
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