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Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Milford Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,902 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Quakertown interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (Interstate 476). Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.1 square miles (72.8 km2), of which 28.1 square miles (72.7 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.11%) is water. Milford Township is in the Delaware watershed and most of it is drained by the Unami Creek and Macoby Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River, but an area in the eastern portion is drained eastward by the Tohickon Creek. Other natural features include Butter Creek, Hazelback Creek, Kuglers Roost, Licking Creek, Morgan Run, and Schmoutz Creek.MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1. In Milford Township, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Route 663
Pennsylvania Route 663 (PA 663) is a state highway in Montgomery and Bucks counties in southeast Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is at PA 100 in the borough of Pottstown and its northern terminus is at PA 309 and PA 313 in the borough of Quakertown, where the road continues eastward as PA 313. Along the way, PA 663 also passes through the borough of Pennsburg. It is called John Fries Highway between Pennsburg and Quakertown. It has an interchange with Interstate 476 (I-476, Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) at exit 44 west of Quakertown. The route was assigned in 1930, and it has had several realignments since its commissioning, including two major ones. Route description PA 663 begins at an intersection with PA 100 in the borough of Pottstown in Montgomery County, heading east on four-lane undivided West King Street. The road passes between commercial areas to the north and the Pottsgrove Manor hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Marlborough Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,178 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District. History In 1741, Marlboro Township was partitioned from the original Salford Township. At some point in time after the 1940 U.S. Federal Census, the township was officially renamed Marlborough Township. Some historical and genealogical references retain the early spelling of the community. The Bauern Freund Print Shop, Andreas Rieth Homestead, Sutch Road Bridge in Marlborough Township, and Swamp Creek Road Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.7 square miles (32.9 km2), of which 12.5 square miles (32.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2) (1.34%) is water. It is drained by the Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River and consists mainly of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
West Rockhill Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The original Rockhill Township was established in 1740 and was divided into East Rockhill and West Rockhill Townships in 1890. The population was 5,256 at the 2010 census. West Rockhill Township is part of Pennridge School District. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.4 square miles (42.4 km), of which 16.3 square miles (42.2 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.49%) is water. It is in the Delaware watershed and, while most of West Rockhill is drained by the East Branch Perkiomen Creek and Unami Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River, an area in the northeast portion drains via Threemile Run, Lake Nockamixon, and the Tohickon Creek eastward to the Delaware River. Other natural features include Butter Creek, Ingram Hill, Mill Creek, Ridge Valley Creek, and Rock Hill. The township's vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Richland Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 11,100 at the 2010 census. History The Shelly School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.5 square miles (53.1 km2), of which 20.5 square miles (53.0 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.24%) is water. It is drained by the Tohickon Creek eastward into the Delaware River. The township contains the villages of California, Paletown, Pullen, Quaker, Rich Hill, and Shelly.MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1. Natural features include Beaver Run, Dry Branch Creek, Licking Run, Morgan Creek, Rock Hill, and Tohickon Creek. Adjacent municipalities * Springfield Township (north) * Haycock Township (east) * East Rockhill Township (southeast) * West Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Springfield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 5,035 at the 2010 census. History The Jacob Funk House and Barn, John Eakin Farm, Knecht's Mill Covered Bridge, Springhouse Farm, and Springtown Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was also the location of the formerly listedU.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.8 square miles (79.7 km2), all land. It is located in the Delaware watershed and, while most of the township is drained directly eastward into the Delaware River by Tohickon Creek and Cooks Creek (both of which start in Springfield,) a very small area in the extreme west is drained by the Unami Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River. Springfield Township's past and present villages include Bursonville, Gallows, Gruversville, Hilltop, Passer, Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Pleasant Valley, Pullen, Springtown, Stony Point, and Zionhil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania
Spinnerstown is a census-designated place in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just northwest of the Quakertown interchange of I-476 with Route 663. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,826 residents. The community was named for the Spinner family, which settled in 1753. While the village has a PO Box post office with the zip code of 18968, the surrounding area uses the Quakertown zip code of 18951. It is located on the Molasses Creek, which drains via the Unami Creek into the Perkiomen Creek. Milford Township's government centre is located at 2100 Krammes Road, just southeast of the village. The Spinner House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Climate Spinnerstown has a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') and average monthly temperatures range from 28.8 °F in January to 73.2 °F in July. The local hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milford Square, Pennsylvania
Milford Square is a census-designated place in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along PA Route 663 near the borough of Trumbauersville. As of the 2010 census, the population was 897 residents. While the village has a PO Box post office, with the ZIP code of 18935, the surrounding area uses the Quakertown ZIP code of 18951. It is located on the Unami Creek (also called Swamp Creek) which drains into the Perkiomen Creek. It was formerly known as Heistville, after the Heist family, who operated Achey's Mill and lived in, and greatly renovated, the miller's home. Campbell's Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is also home to Achey's Bridge, the first concrete-reinforced bridge in America. Following the design of Henry Mercer. The bridge now sits on private property. Demographics See also * Achey's Mill References Census-designated places in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Census-de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geryville, Pennsylvania
Geryville is a village located mainly in Milford Township, Bucks County but also in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The first letter of the name is pronounced as a hard "g." It is located just north of Route 663 and is split between the East Greenville zip code of 18041 and the Pennsburg zip code of 18073. Originally known as Aurora, the village received its name from the postmaster Jesse Gery in 1865. The Publick House on the corner of Sleepy Hollow Road and Geryville Pike played a prominent role in Fries's Rebellion of 1799.http://www.milfordtownship.org/info.html It is drained via the Macoby Creek southward into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania. The river was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal, and several of its tributaries drain major parts of Pennsylvania's Coal Region. It .... Gallery File:Jamison Publick Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland, Pennsylvania
Finland is a village and an unincorporated community on the Unami Creek in southern Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Milford Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,902 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Quakertown interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (Interstate 476). Geography Acc ..., United States. It is split between the Green Lane Zip Code of 18054 and the Pennsburg zip code of 18073. The immediate area was known in the 1920s as the " Poconos of Philadelphia" and as "The Fineland," and it is from this latter name that the US post office had put it on the map as Finland in 1886. Multiple summer camps have been located in this area and one of them is still in use. The Unami Creek flows southward to the Perkiomen Creek. The village was established by Finnish immigrants to New Sweden. References {{authority control Finnish-American culture in Pennsylvania Unincorpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethlehem Pike
Bethlehem Pike is a historic long road in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that connects Philadelphia and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It began as a Native American path called the Minsi Trail which developed into a colonial highway called the King's Road in the 1760s. Most of the route later became part of U.S. Route 309, now Pennsylvania Route 309. History Colonial age The Bethlehem Pike originated from a Native American pathway known as the Minsi Trail. Named after the Minsi Indians, the trail was routed between the Blue Mountains and the lands to the south. In December 1740, David Nitschmann and his party went to Bethlehem and Nazareth along this trail. A year later, a second party joined the first, traversing the same pathway. Nicolaus Zinzendorf, was included in the second party who visited the pioneers in the cabin along the banks of the Monocacy Creek. On Christmas Eve, Zinzendorf celebrated a famous love-feast service, during which the new settlement was named Beth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,553, representing a 7.1% increase from the 799,884 residents enumerated in the 2010 census. Montgomery County is located adjacent to and northwest of Philadelphia. The county seat and largest city is Norristown. Montgomery County is geographically diverse, ranging from farms and open land in the extreme north of the county to densely populated suburban neighborhoods in the southern and central portions of the county. Montgomery County is included in the Philadelphia-Camden- Wilmington PA- NJ- DE- MD metropolitan statistical area, sometimes expansively known as the Delaware Valley. The county marks part of the Delaware Valley's northern border with the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. In 2010, Montgomery County was the 66th-wealthiest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
