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The Perkiomen Valley School District (PVSD) is a school district based in central Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves the boroughs of Collegeville , Trappe , and Schwenksville , and the townships of Lower Frederick , Perkiomen , and Skippack , in Pennsylvania . [ 1 ]
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]
Perkiomen Township is a part of the Perkiomen Valley School District. [13] Residents are zoned to four different elementary schools: Evergreen, Schwenksville, Skippack and South. [14] Middle School West and Middle School East serve sections of the township. [15] All residents are zoned to Perkiomen Valley High School.
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 ...
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.
Todd’s School was founded in 1832 as the area’s primary and secondary school. It was known Freeland Public School from 1844 to 1874. The Freeland Seminary of Perkiomen Bridge, a post-secondary institution, was established in 1848. It and its land were purchased and turned into Ursinus College in 1869.
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. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel School House (today the St. James Community Center) is situated on the northeast corner of Evansburg Road and the Germantown Pike ...