Fitzwatertown is an unincorporated community located in
Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania
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, in the
United States
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. The community is in
Upper Dublin Township, south of
Jarrettown, west of
Abington, northeast of
Oreland and approximately north of
Philadelphia
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.
Fitzwatertown is located at the intersection of
Limekiln Pike
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, Fitzwatertown Road and Jenkintown Road.
Bean's 1884 ''History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania'' describes Fitzwatertown as follows:
Fitzwatertown is situated in the southern part of the township, on the Limekiln turnpike, in the midst of the fertile valley of Sandy Run, abounding in limestone and iron-ore. This is an old settlement where Thomas Fitzwater followed lime-burning before the summer of 1705 and had a grist-mill erected at an early period. It contains a store hotel, wheel-wright and blacksmith-shop, grist-mill and about twelve house. The post-office was established here before 1858. The value of lime produced in Upper Dublin for 1840 was stated to be twenty thousand two hundred and seventy-five dollars, which was all produced in this vicinity, but the business has since been greatly increased through railroad facilities. Edge Hill Station, of the North Pennsylvania Railroad, is only a mile distant; yet, with all its surpassing advantages, as may be observed, has made but very little progress for the last half-century. The grist-mill mentioned was long carried on by John Price and is now, owned by Samuel Conard. Sandy Run is a steady stream rising at the Moreland line, about three miles distant.
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Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
1705 establishments in Pennsylvania