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Skippack Creek is a 15.7-mile-long (25.3 km) [1] tributary of Perkiomen Creek in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the United States. [2] Skippack Creek joins Perkiomen Creek approximately 3 miles (5 km) upstream of that creek's confluence with the Schuylkill River. [2] A portion of the creek flows through Evansburg State Park and passes by ...
The name later changed to "Skippack and Perkiomen Township" until the township was split into two townships. Skippack Township is home to one of the oldest homes still standing in the area, the Indenhofen (De Haven) Farmstead, built in circa 1720. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, as the Warren Z. Cole House. [1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.1 km 2), all land. It is drained via the Skippack Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River. Its villages include Inglewood, Kulpsville, and Oak Park (also in Hatfield Township.)
The township has a total area of 14.5 square miles (37.5 km 2), of which 14.4 square miles (37.3 km 2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km 2) (0.41%) is water. The East Branch Perkiomen Creek and Skippack Creek are tributaries of the Perkiomen Creek draining the township.
Paul Engle House is located on the bank of the Skippack Creek at 36 Evansburg Road, Evansburg. By the time of Paul Engle's death in 1795, the farm was well-established. In the deed received by Daniel Rees in 1795, mention of water rights indicated the importance of the Skippack Creek in the economic and technological development of the area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.0 square miles (36.2 km 2), of which 13.8 square miles (35.8 km 2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km 2) (1.14%) is water. The Perkiomen Creek forms its natural western boundary and drains it into the Schuylkill River. Its villages include Creamery, Lucon ...
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Kuster Mill, also known as Custer's Fulling Mill and Skippack Creek Farm, is an historic, American fulling mill that is located in Evansburg State Park on Skippack Creek at Collegeville, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]