Roslyn is an

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and

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in Montgomery County,

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, United States. It is mostly in Abington Township, and extends into

Upper Dublin Township Upper Dublin Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,665 at the 2020 census. Until the 1950s, Upper Dublin was mostly farmland and open space, but transitioned to a residential suburb dur ...

as of 2020. Originally called Hillside, the name Roslyn came from rose gardens that once grew there. The first known person of European descent to settle the area was John Tyson, who bought a tract of land here in 1717. He built

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s to turn the abundant local limestone into

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, starting an industry that operated into the late 20th century. The first rail connection to Roslyn was built by the North East Pennsylvania Railroad in 1872. Today's

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, which replaced the original in the late 1970s, is on

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. The location of the train station in Roslyn is at the intersection of Susquehanna Road and Easton Road. The CDP was first defined by the

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in the 2020 U.S. Census. The headwaters for Sandy Run, a tributary of the

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, are located in Roslyn. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 9,525.

Education

The portion of the CDP in Abington Township is in the

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, while the portion in Upper Dublin Township is in the Upper Dublin School District.
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/ref> The community is home to Roslyn Elementary School, one of the seven public elementary schools that make up Abington School District. St. John of the Cross Elementary, a

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, closed in 2010, merging with Queen of Peace in neighboring Ardsley, PA forming Good Shepherd Catholic Regional Elementary School.

Gallery

File:Roslyn PA 02.JPG, Roslyn. Corner of Easton (center-left side) and Bradfield (right side) Rds. File:Roslyn Fire Co, Roslyn PA 01.JPG, Roslyn Fire Company. File:Roslyn Station, Roslyn PA 02.JPG, Roslyn Train Station. File:Roslyn Park, Roslyn PA 01.JPG, Roslyn Park. File:Roslyn Park, Roslyn PA 09.JPG, Bridge over Sandy Run in Roslyn Park. File:Faith Community Church, Roslyn PA 04.JPG, Faith Community Church. File:Roslyn Presbyterian Church, Roslyn PA 01.JPG, Roslyn Presbyterian Church. File:Roslyn Elementary School, Roslyn PA.JPG, Roslyn Elementary School. File:Roslyn VFW Post, Roslyn PA.JPG, Roslyn VFW Post.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania