Norristown And Valley Railroad , an ephemeral California Gold Rush settlement on the American River
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Norristown may mean: * Norristown, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Pennsylvania, a borough ** Norristown Transportation Center, a train station in Norristown ** Other train stations in Norristown: *** Main Street station (SEPTA) *** Elm Street station * Norristown, California Norristown, or Hoboken, was an ephemeral California Gold Rush settlement and steamboat landing on the American River in present-day Sacramento County, California.Jerry MacMullen, Paddlewheel Days In California, Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norristown, Arkansas
Norristown was a 19th-century town and trading center on the Arkansas River and, later, an Incorporated area, incorporated town on Norristown Mountain in Illinois Township, Pope County, Arkansas, Illinois Township, Pope County, Arkansas, Pope County, Arkansas, United States. The town merged with Russellville, Arkansas, Russellville on August 14, 1980. History Founded in 1829, the settlement of Norristown was located south of Russellville, Arkansas, Russellville, on the Arkansas River, upstream and across the river from Dardanelle, Arkansas, Dardanelle. Samuel and Susan H. Norris, originally from New Jersey, having settled at Dwight Mission on the Illinois Bayou, subsequently moved to a point on the Arkansas River opposite Dardanelle Rock, giving the place the name of Norristown. The settlement steadily grew over the years until about 300 or 400 people inhabited the area. By 1834, it was a small community that served as the county seat of Pope County, Arkansas, Pope County until th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norristown, Georgia
Norristown is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 54 as of the 2020 census. Norristown has a post office with ZIP code 30447, which opened on May 8, 1878. U.S. Route 221 passes through the community. Demographics History The Georgia General Assembly The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ... incorporated Norristown as a town in 1907. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. References Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places in Emanuel County, Georgia Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places disestablished in 1995 {{EmanuelCountyGA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norristown, Indiana
Norristown is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Norristown was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bear ...ted in 1851, and named for James M. Norris, a local medical doctor. Geography Norristown is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{ShelbyCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown is a municipality with home rule status and the county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,55 ..., United States, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Located along the Schuylkill River, approximately from the Philadelphia city limits, Norristown had a population of 34,324 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. It is the fourth most populous municipality in the county and second most populous borough in Pennsylvania. It is the largest non-township municipality in Montgomery County and is located southeast of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown and northwest of Philadelphia, the sixth largest city in the United States. History The area where Norristown sits was originally owned by the family of Isaac Norris (statesman), Isaac N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norristown Transportation Center
Norristown Transportation Center is a two-level multimodal public transportation regional hub located in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA, operated by SEPTA. It opened in 1989 to replace the older Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) terminus one block away at Main and Swede Streets, and integrated the former Reading Company DeKalb Street Norristown railroad station (built 1933) into its structure. A plaque embedded in the sidewalk (between the bus lane and Lafayette Street) commemorates the location of one of the columns of the dismantled segment of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad (P&W) trestle. Regional rail service The Norristown Transportation Center is a stop on the Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line which offers service to Center City Philadelphia via Conshohocken and Manayunk. In FY 2017, the regional rail service at Norristown Transportation Center had a weekday average of 856 boardings and 781 alightings. Norristown High Speed Line Norristown Transpor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Main Street Station (SEPTA)
Main Street station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves the Manayunk/Norristown Line. It is one of the two stations on the short electrified branch to Elm Street in Norristown. The station has 76 parking spaces. It is located at Main and Markley Streets. In FY 2013, Main Street station had a weekday average of 189 boardings and 181 alightings. History The Stony Creek Railroad completed the Stony Creek Branch from Lansdale to Norristown on December 30, 1873. Its Norristown depot was located at Main and Markley. The connection south to the Norristown Branch opened in 1880. Main Street was also the last Lehigh Valley Transit Company stop on the Liberty Bell Limited (also known as the Liberty Bell High Speed Line) from Allentown to Philadelphia, turning onto Mount Airy Street going towards what is now the Norristown Transportation Center (formerly the Lafayette Street station) and formerly connected with the Norristown High Speed Lin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elm Street Station
Elm Street station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Located at Elm and Markley Streets, it is the last stop on the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line The Manayunk/Norristown Line is a commuter rail service in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and one of the 13 lines in SEPTA's Regional Rail network. It has the fourth highest ridership and the highest operating ratio (58%) on the SEPTA Regional Rail .... It includes a 219-space parking lot. In FY 2013, Elm Street station had a weekday average of 300 boardings and 257 alightings. The freight-only Stony Creek Branch passes the station to the west. Station layout References External links SEPTA – Norristown Elm Street StationStation from Google Maps Street View{{SEPTA Regional Rail stations SEPTA Regional Rail stations Norristown, Pennsylvania Former Reading Company stations Railway stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |