Linfield is an
unincorporated village
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, part of
Limerick Township in
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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, United States. It is located approximately 35 miles northwest of
Philadelphia
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, along the
Schuylkill River
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.
Located on the
Reading Railroad
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Commonly called the Reading Railr ...
line to
Philadelphia
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, Linfield was the industrial hub of Limerick Township into the 1960s. Kinseys Distillery, Sanitary Corporation of America, and Trinley Mill provided the industrial base for the area.
History
The area called Linfield was originally known as Limerick Station, named for the former
Linfield station. In 1884 there was an attempt to incorporate the area as a borough. The
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Co ...
marched through Linfield during the
Philadelphia Campaign of 1777.
"They Passed This Way"
Mark A. Brier, 2002.
Geography
Linfield is located at (40.2101520, -75.5701920).Schuylkill River
The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river in eastern Pennsylvania. It flows for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map(). accessed April 1, 2011. from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Pottsville ...
across from Parker Ford.
Politics and government
The village is part of the Fourth Congressional District represented currently by Madeleine Dean
Madeleine Dean Cunnane (born June 6, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district since 2019. The district includes almost all of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Mont ...
, the 146th State House District represented currently by Joe Ciresi, and the 44th State Senate District represented currently by Katie Muth.
See also
* Parker Ford, Pennsylvania
References
External links
Official Limerick Township website
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1718 establishments in Pennsylvania
Populated places established in 1718
Populated places on the Schuylkill River
Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania