Montgomery County Links
1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA, USA, 19001
Abington Township is one of Montgomery County’s oldest communities dating back to before 1700; however, the official date for the incorporation of the township is 1704. Abington is home to some of the county’s oldest transportation routes, industries and ...
122 East Butler Ave, Ambler, PA, USA, 19002
Ambler Borough is the social, cultural and business center of this area. It is a friendly small town covering less than a square mile in area with a stable population of 6400. Its churches, affordable housing, great schools, convenient public transportati ...
63 W. 4th Street, Bridgeport, PA, USA, 19405
Link to Bridgeport Borough, Montgomery County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
8230 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA, USA, 19027
www.brynathynboro.org/index.htm
Link to Bryn Athyn Borough, Montgomery County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
491 East Main Street, Collegeville, PA, USA, 19426
The history of the Borough cannot be separated from the history of the region. To provide a perspective, however, here is an overview of some of the events that molded present day Collegeville. 1684 "All the land lying on the Pahkehoma" is purchased by ...
1 West First Avenue, Suite 200, Conshohocken, PA, USA, 19428
On May 15th, 1850, Conshohocken became the third incorporated borough in the county, after Norristown and Pottstown. The land for this new borough was taken in equal amounts from Plymouth and Whitemarsh Townships. The borough developed into a large indust ...
206 Main Street, East Greenville, PA, USA, 18041
The Borough of East Greenville was incorporated in 1875 in the Goshenhoppen region of Upper Montgomery County. In 1865 the extension of the Perkiomen Railroad through the borough helped to stimulate the growth of the borough, along with the Green Lane and ...
401 S. Main St., Hatfield, PA, USA, 19440
In 1897 a group of local Hatfield residents decided that it was a good idea to install streetlights in what was then the town area of Hatfield Township. In 1898 a town meeting was held to get the residents opinion as to becoming a Borough. Hatfield Boroug ...
1025 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA, 19044, 215-643-3131
Horsham Township is named after the town of Horsham in Sussex County, England. Horsham is one of several townships in Montgomery County whose name and size were determined by master survey lines drawn by William Penn's engineers as they first plotted this ...
700 Summit Avenue, Jenkintown, PA, USA, 19046
The Borough of Jenkintown, one of the older Boroughs of Montgomery County, is located just outside of Philadelphia along the Route 611 corridor between Abington and Cheltenham Townships. The Borough was incorporated on December 8, 1874 when approximately ...
646 West Ridge Pike, Limerick, PA, USA, 19468
The area that now comprises Limerick Township was first settled in the last decade of the 17th century by Welsh immigrants. Limerick Township was incorporated in 1726 and originally included the river crossing community of Royersford which was not establi ...
53 Spring Mount Rd., Zieglerville, PA, USA, 19492
Link to Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
1130 N. Bethlehem Pike, Spring House, PA, USA, 19477
Lower Gwynedd is one of the oldest townships in Montgomery County. The Quakers settled Gwynedd Township in the late 1600's. With the help of the leadership of William Penn the township was developed and later separated in 1891 into Lower and Upper Gwynedd ...
640 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA, 19006
Link to Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
2199 Buchert Road, Pottstown, PA, USA, 19464
The name "Pottsgrove" originated from the 18th century estate of John Potts, who built a stone mansion in Stowe. After the American Revolution's Battle of Brandywine in 1777, part of the Potts Estate became an encampment for George Washington's troops. Th ...
100 Parklane Drive, Eagleville, PA, USA, 19403
Located in south central Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Lower Providence Township reflects a unique mix of history and progress. Lower Providence Township encompasses 14.77 square miles, which includes the geographic areas of Audubon, Collegeville, Troo ...
6040 Upper Ridge Road, Green Lane, PA, USA, 18054
Long before Marlborough Township’s formal inception in 1741, Native Americans lived here in a highly developed and complex society. Remarkably, archeological studies of rock shelter sites along the Unami Creek have placed the evidence from our earliest re ...
100 Conway Avenue, Narberth, PA, USA, 19072
Because of its size and convenient layout, Narberth is a walking town, with shopping, recreational facilities, religious organizations, the library and school all within a comfortable walk.The roughly one-half square mile area of the Borough is cut in hal ...
2943 North Charlotte Street, Gilbertsville, PA, USA, 19525
www.newhanover-pa.org/index.html
Knowledge of past human experience in New Hanover Township is essential to aid planners and local officials in molding the future. The following historical analysis is only a general representation of past developments. A more thorough analysis must be le ...
235 Airy Street, Norristown, PA, USA, 19401
Link to Norristown Township, Montgomery County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
300 School Street, North Wales, PA, USA, 19454
Part of a 1702 William Penn land grant, this rich farming country was given the name "Gwynedd" for the homeland of the earliest settlers. Mostly Quakers, they came from the Gwynedd area in northwestern Wales, once an ancient kingdom, and now a county in N ...
1 Trappe Road, Collegeville, PA, USA, 19426
Perkiomen Township was established in 1886 after a court appointed commission split Skippack Township and Perkiomen Township along the Perkiomen Creek. At that time the township was classified as a township of the second-class. Under that classification, ...
700 Belvoir Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA, 19462
Plymouth Township was laid out by William Penn on May 5, 1686. The Township is 98 years older than Montgomery County, which was established in 1784. The total area of Plymouth Township consists of 5,153 acres, or approximately 8.3 square miles. The To ...
100 E. High Street, Pottstown, PA, USA, 19464
William Penn deeded the land, which is now Pottstown and the surrounding area to his son John in 1701. As early as 1714 the first iron forge was built. Among the early settlers were Germans, Swedes, and English. By the 1720’s, the first blast furnace w ...
56 West Fourth Street, Red Hill, PA, USA, 18076
Red Hill was originally a part of Upper Hanover Township. During a period when villages usually sprang up at a crossroads, this village , once known as Hillegassville, spread itself along the present Main Street. The roadway was planned in 1735 as the "Gr ...
121 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge, PA, USA, 19046
The Borough of Rockledge was formed from Abington Township in the early 1890’s, as a result of in-migration from the Fox Chase area of Philadelphia. Building associations bought the few farms located along what is now Huntingdon Pike and subdivided the tr ...
139 Ridge Road, Tylersport, PA, USA, 18971
Link to Salford Township, Montgomery County, PA from D.L. Howell and Associates, Inc.
