Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania
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Glen Riddle is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Middletown Township in Delaware County,
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, United States. Glen Riddle is located at the intersection of
Pennsylvania Route 452 Pennsylvania Route 452 (PA 452) is a state highway in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The route runs from U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Marcus Hook north to PA 352 in Lima. The route runs through suburban areas, passing through Linwood and Aston To ...
and Parkmount Road/Glen Riddle Road north of the
Chester Creek Chester Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Delaware River in Delaware County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ' ...
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SEPTA The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people in five c ...
had provided service to Glen Riddle at South Pennell Road ( PA-452). The train station was closed in 1986 with closure of the West Chester Line beyond the Elwyn station. However,
SEPTA The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people in five c ...
has been performing ongoing work to restore this area of the track in order to provide service to
Wawa, Pennsylvania Wawa is an unincorporated community located in Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in Greater Philadelphia, partially in Middletown Township and partially in Chester Heights Borough.Mayer, Cynthia. "Pay A Visit To Wawa, The Place. ...
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Notable Persons

* I. King Jordan * Samuel Riddle * Samuel Doyle Riddle


References

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