Gulph Creek

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Gulph Creek runs under the 1789 stone bridge in Gulph Mills, Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania. Bridge in Upper Merion Township 01.JPG
Gulph Creek runs under the 1789 stone bridge in Gulph Mills, Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania.

Gulph Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River located in southeastern Pennsylvania. Approximately six miles long, it originates in Chester County, flows through Delaware County, and ends in Montgomery County. [1] It is one of four watersheds in Radnor Township, the others being: Ithan Creek, Darby Creek, and Meadowbrook Run.

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History

General George Washington and some 12,000 Continental Army troops camped in the Gulph Creek valley in December 1777, prior to the March to Valley Forge. [2]

Geography

Gulph Creek originates at an elevation of 410 feet in Strafford, Chester County and flows east into Delaware County. Another branch begins in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, and flows south. The branches merge in Radnor Township, Delaware County, just west of Eastern University. The creek flows east through the campus, then northeast after passing under East County Line Road and entering Montgomery County. It continues northeast, before turning north to flow through the "gulph," a gorge flanked by 200-foot hills. North of the "gulph" the creek turns east and flows through Gulph Mills and the borough of West Conshohocken, where it empties into the Schuylkill River. [1]

Flowing through the "gulph," Gulph Creek parallels PA Route 320 and passes Hanging Rock, the ancient remnant of a collapsed natural arch.

References

  1. 1 2 Clausen, Eric (July 4, 2016). "Origin of the Gulph Creek drainage basin, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania". Philly Landforms. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-12.Note: This includes Stacy A. Swigart (August 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hanging Rock" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-11.

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