Fitzwatertown, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Fitzwatertown
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Coordinates: 40°07′30.52″N 75°09′54.22″W / 40.1251444°N 75.1650611°W / 40.1251444; -75.1650611 | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Montgomery |
Township | Upper Dublin |
Elevation
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222 ft (68 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( EST ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC-4 ( EDT ) |
Area codes | 215, 267 and 445 |
Fitzwatertown is an unincorporated community located in Montgomery County , Pennsylvania , in the United States . The community is in Upper Dublin Township , 2.13 miles (3.43 km) south of Jarrettown , 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Abington , 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Oreland and approximately 12.3 miles (19.8 km) north of Philadelphia .
Fitzwatertown is located at the intersection of Limekiln Pike , Fitzwatertown Road and Jenkintown Road.
Bean's 1884 History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania describes Fitzwatertown as follows:
Fitzwatertown is situated in the southern part of the township, on the Limekiln turnpike, in the midst of the fertile valley of Sandy Run, abounding in limestone and iron-ore. This is an old settlement where Thomas Fitzwater followed lime-burning before the summer of 1705 and had a grist-mill erected at an early period. It contains a store hotel, wheel-wright and blacksmith-shop, grist-mill and about twelve house. The post-office was established here before 1858. The value of lime produced in Upper Dublin for 1840 was stated to be twenty thousand two hundred and seventy-five dollars, which was all produced in this vicinity, but the business has since been greatly increased through railroad facilities. Edge Hill Station, of the North Pennsylvania Railroad, is only a mile distant; yet, with all its surpassing advantages, as may be observed, has made but very little progress for the last half-century. The grist-mill mentioned was long carried on by John Price and is now, owned by Samuel Conard. Sandy Run is a steady stream rising at the Moreland line, about three miles distant. [1]
References
- ↑ Buck, Wm. J. (1884). Theodore W. Bean (ed.). History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania . Evert & Pecks. p. 1095 . Retrieved January 1, 2009 .
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Upperdublin.net
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