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Garrett Hill, Pennsylvania
Garrett Hill is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, United States, located approximately eight miles northwest of Philadelphia. The geographic area is located in the portion of the Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr ZIP code that comprises Rosemont, Pennsylvania, Rosemont. The community is roughly bounded by U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania, Lancaster Avenue, Conestoga Road, Garrett Avenue and Lowrys Lane. Although a predominantly working class community with blue collar roots, it is located on the Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line. The community is served by its own stop, Garrett Hill station, on the Norristown High Speed Line, formerly the Philadelphia and Western Railway. Garrett Hill is mainly a residential community, but also includes a small commercial area (near the intersection of Conestoga Road and Garrett Avenue) consisting of a few bars and other small businesses that serve the community and the student population of nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County, colloquially referred to as Delco, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a population of 576,830 as of the 2020 census, it is the fifth-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the third=smallest in area. Delaware County is part of the Delaware Valley and borders Philadelphia, the sixth most populous city in the nation as of 2020. The county was created on September 26, 1789, from part of Chester County and named for the Delaware River. The county is adjacent to the city-county of Philadelphia and is included in the Philadelphia– Camden– Wilmington, PA– NJ– DE– MD metropoilitan stastical area known as the Delaware Valley. Its county seat is Media. History Delaware County lies in the river and bay drainage area named "Delaware" in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, Governor of the nearby English colony of Virginia. The land was explored by Henry Hudson in 1609, and over the next several decades it was variously clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
