Gulph Mills | |
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Location of Gulph Mills in Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 40°4′8″N75°20′24″W / 40.06889°N 75.34000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Montgomery |
Township | Upper Merion |
Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 19406 |
Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
GNIS feature ID | 1176308 [1] |
Gulph Mills is an unincorporated community that is located in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is served by the Upper Merion Area School District.
There is a station on the Norristown High Speed Line.
A grist mill built here in 1747 supplied flour to Continental Army troops during their stay at Valley Forge. General George Washington'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. [2] The encampment is marked by a memorial erected by the Sons of the American Revolution in 1893.
Another attraction here is the Hanging Rock, a major attraction on Pennsylvania Route 320. Hanging Rock reportedly holds importance as a place by which George Washington led his troops. PennDOT 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 National Register of Historic Places. [3]
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The National Memorial Arch, is a memorial arch located in Valley Forge National Historical Park of Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The monument honors the arrival of General George Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge, which was the site of their military camp during the winter of 1777–78. Construction on the structure began in 1914 and it was dedicated in 1917.
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Mill Creek is a 6.6-mile-long (10.6 km) tributary of the Schuylkill River in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bridge in Upper Merion Township is a historic stone arch bridge located at Gulph Mills in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1789. It has a single 20-foot-long (6.1 m) span with a width of 34 feet, and an overall length of 100-foot (30 m). The bridge crosses Gulph Creek.
Hanging Rock, also known as Overhanging Rock, or locally as Drummond's head, is a historic natural feature which is located in Gulph Mills, Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is a large natural outcropping of phyllite that protrudes approximately eight feet over a roadway, Pennsylvania Route 320, which was laid out as a public highway between 1711 and 1712.
Gulph Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River that is located in southeastern Pennsylvania. Approximately six miles long, it flows in an easterly direction, and is one of four watersheds in Radnor Township, the others being, Ithan Creek, Darby Creek, and Meadowbrook Run.
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