Bridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. The old-time industries were paper, flour, cotton, and woolen mills, steel works, brickyards, etc. Bridgeport is six miles (10 km) east of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington and the Continental Army passed through Bridgeport on their way to their winter encampment in Valley Forge. 3,097 people lived in Bridgeport in 1900; 3,860 in 1910; and 5,904 in 1940.
Population: 4,554
Latitude: 40° 06' 18.40" N
Longitude: -75° 20' 42.65" W
Arrott Transportation Center (originally the Margaret-Orthodox-Arrott Station and formerly named Margaret-Orthodox Station) is an elevated railway station on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line, located above the intersection of Frankford and Oxford Avenu…
The Manayunk Bridge (a.k.a.
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This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Montgomery County.
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Lemon Hill (1800–01) is a Federal-style mansion in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, built by the merchant Henry Pratt. Originally part of Robert Morris's 300-acre (120 ha) estate, The Hills, Pratt purchased 43 acres (17 ha) at a sheriff's sale for $14,…
James Peniston (born 1973) is an American sculptor whose monumental bronze works include Gregor Mendel (1998) and Keys To Community (2007).
Interboro High School is a high school located in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia in Delaware County.
Greenwood (Knights of Pythias) Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Frankford section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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The Elmwood Park Zoo is a zoo in Norristown, Pennsylvania that houses hundreds of animals representing 100 species. It has a focus on North and South American animals but is home to animals from around the world. Opened on July 4, 1924, the 16-acre …
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The Drexel University College of Computing & Informatics, formerly the College of Information Science and Technology or iSchool, is one of the primary colleges of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The College of Computing & Informatic…