Gulph Mills is an unincorporated community in Upper Merion Township,

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. It is served by the Upper Merion Area School District. There is a station on the

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. A grist mill built here in 1747 supplied flour to the Continental Army during their stay at

Valley Forge Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. In September 1777, Congress fled Philadelphia to escape the ...

. General

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's army encamped in the area for a week before departing for winter quarters at Valley Forge. Washington used the area as an ammunition depot during the autumn of 1777. The encampment is marked by a memorial erected by the

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in 1893. Another attraction here is the " Hanging Rock", a major distraction on Pennsylvania Route 320. Hanging Rock reportedly holds importance as a place by which

led his troops.

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has looked to remove Hanging Rock, but preservationists have battled such action since the 1970s. The Bridge in Upper Merion Township and Hanging Rock are listed on the

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