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Tulpehocken Water Company
Tulpehocken may refer to: In New Jersey: *Tulpehocken Creek (New Jersey), a tributary of the Wading River In Pennsylvania: *Tulpehocken Creek (Pennsylvania), a tributary of the Schuylkill River * Tulpehocken station, a commuter rail station in the Northwest section of Philadelphia * Tulpehocken Manor Plantation, historic farm in Myerstown *Tulpehocken Station Historic District, Philadelphia *Tulpehocken Township, Pennsylvania, a township in Berks County *Upper Tulpehocken Township, Pennsylvania Upper Tulpehocken Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,575 at the 2010 census. History Tulpehocken is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "land of the turtles". The Seyf ..., a township in Berks County See also * {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulpehocken Creek (New Jersey)
Tulpehocken Creek (lit. "land of the turtles") is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Wading River in Burlington County in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002. The confluence of Tulpehocken Creek and the West Branch Wading River create the Wading River. See also * Wharton State Forest *List of rivers of New Jersey This is a list of streams and rivers of the U.S. state of New Jersey. List of New Jersey rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (''i.e.,'' branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the ... References Rivers of Burlington County, New Jersey Tributaries of the Mullica River Rivers in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey) Rivers of New Jersey {{NewJersey-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulpehocken Creek (Pennsylvania)
Tulpehocken Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States, and during the American Canal Age, once provided nearly half the length of the Union Canal linking the port of Philadelphia, the largest American city and the other communities of Delaware Valley with the Susquehanna basin and the Pennsylvania Canal System connecting the Eastern seaboard to Lake Erie and the new settlements of the Northwest Territory via the Allegheny}, Monongahela. and Ohio Rivers at Pittsburgh. An important transportation route in the early United States, the creek drains a limestone hill country area of Berks County south of the Appalachian Mountains and is considered one of the finest trout streams in southeastern Pennsylvania. The valley of the creek was known in colonial times as the Tulpehocken, stretching west of Reading. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulpehocken Station
Tulpehocken station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 333 West Tulpehocken Street in the Germantown neighborhood, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. The Pennsylvania Railroad built the station in 1878. The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, and is 8.5 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2004, this station saw 176 boardings on an average weekday. History Although commonly attributed to architect Frank Furness, the actual architects for all of the stations on the Chestnut Hill West line (part of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the time) were William Brown and William Bleddyn Powell, who were under contract to PRR. This information comes from the Philadelphia Historical Commission in its nominations for the registry of Historic Places. (Furness designed station buildings on the Reading Railroad.) All of the Chestnut Hill West stations are now on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. The Tulpehocken Station is a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulpehocken Manor Plantation
Tulpehocken Manor Plantation, also known as the Ley Home, is a historic property which is located near Myerstown, Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1975, the building now serves as the headquarters of the Hanover Rifle Battalion, Revolutionary War re-enactors. History A historic home which was awarded National Register status on May 12, 1975, the Tulpehocken Manor Plantation is tied to both the late 18th century mass emigration of German Palatines to the American Colonies and to George Washington, the first President of the United States through its association with the Ley family, whose patriarch, Christopher Ley (1695-1745), came to America from the German Palatinate in 1732."Tulpehocken Manor and Meier House on Visitor's Schedule," ''Lebanon Daily News''. A recipient of an early to mid-1700s land grant from the sons of William Penn near what is, today, Myerstown, Pennsylvania, Christopher Ley quic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulpehocken Station Historic District
The Tulpehocken Station Historic District is a historic area in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Large suburban houses were built in the area from about 1850 to 1900 in a variety of styles including Carpenter Gothic, Italianate, and Bracketed as part of the Picturesque Movement of architecture. In the 1870s styles moved toward High Victorian and Second Empire. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and it covers about six square blocks, bounded by McCallum Street on the north, the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks on the south, Tulpehocken Street on the west, and Walnut Lane on the east. Thirty-seven buildings in the district are considered to be ''significant'' and 118 are considered to be '' contributing'', with only 13 considered to be intrusions. Contributing properties Among the district's 155 contributing properties are:Comawaben aka Charles Currie House, 50 West Walnut Lane, built 1899 (Mantle Fielding, architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulpehocken Township, Pennsylvania
Tulpehocken Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,274 at the 2010 census. Tulpehocken is a name derived from the Lenape language, meaning "land of the turtles". Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.3 square miles (60.3 km2), all land. Adjacent townships * Bethel Township, Berks County (north) * Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County (northeast) * Jefferson Township, Berks County (east) * Marion Township, Berks County (south) * Jackson Township, Lebanon County (southwest) * Bethel Township, Lebanon County (west) Demographics At the 2000 census there were 3,290 people, 1,007 households, and 809 families living in the township. The population density was 141.2 people per square mile (54.5/km2). There were 1,052 housing units at an average density of 45.1/sq mi (17.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 92.74% White, 3.80% African American, 0.06 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
