As a settled community, Parkesburg predates the Revolutionary War. First known as the Fountain Inn (the Fountain Inn, circa 1734, still stands today as a private residence), the area was inhabited by settlers of predominantly Scottish-Irish descent, who m ...
Parkside since it's inception has been a suburban residential community with a small commercial sector. In the 90 years of it's existence as a borough there have been no dramatic land developments. The gradual change in property usage from residential to ...
The history of Penn Township begins with a grant of land from King Charles II to William Penn in 1681, but some general information concerning the land before Penn's time is relevant. The first European settlers in the immediate area were Dutch.
The to ...
Most of the land in present Penn Township was separated from a larger Warwick Township in 1846. It also appears that some parts of a larger Rapho Township, mostly in the vicinity of Mount Hope, were annexed to Penn Township during the nineteenth century. ...
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Pennsbury Township began as part of Kennett Township which was one of the original Townships from the grant to William Penn. The first surveys of the Township were made about 1686, but few people actually lived here until 1700. The area along the west ban ...
The Department of Environmental Protection’s mission is to protect Pennsylvania’s air, land and water from pollution and to provide for the health and safety of its citizens through a cleaner environment. We will work as partners with individuals, organiz ...
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, ...
Phoenixville was settled in 1732 and incorporated as a borough in 1849.
In its industrial heyday early in the twentieth century, it was an important manufacturing center. It was the site of great iron and steel mills such as the Phoenix Iron Works, boi ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Parkside since it's inception has been a suburban residential community with a small commercial sector. In the 90 years of it's existence as a borough there have been no dramatic land developments. The gradual change in property usage from residential to ...
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