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Fort Washington is the location of an interchange between the east-west Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 276) and north-south Pennsylvania Route 309 (Fort Washington Expressway). This interchange provides access from both roads to Fort Washington via Pennsylvania Avenue. Bethlehem Pike runs north-south through Fort Washington to the west of PA ...
Location: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.: Nearest town: Fort Washington and Flourtown: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 493 acres (200 ha): Elevation: 328 feet (100 m) [1]: Established: 1953 () as a state park: Named for: The temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before heading to Valley Forge: Administrator: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural ...
The Great Train Wreck of 1856 occurred in Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania, between Camp Hill station (known as Sandy Run, Camp Hill, Sellwick and finally Fellwick station before being closed in 1996) and Fort Washington station, on July 17, 1856. Two trains, traveling on the same track in converging directions, collided, killing between 59 ...
Clifton House, previously known as Sandy Tavern, [1] is a historic building located at 473 Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.. During the autumn of 1777, George Washington's Continental Army spent six weeks camped at nearby Whitemarsh.
The Quaker Manor House is an historic, American building that is located at 1165 Pinetown Road in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. History and architectural features [ edit ]
Hope Lodge is a historic building located at 553 South Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States.This mansion has been described as "one of the finest examples of Georgian Colonial architecture in this part of the country. [3]
The Union School is an historic, American building that is located at 516-518 Bethlehem Pike in the Fort Washington section of Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. The Union School has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places since 1980.
The fort was located in present-day Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. [2] The attack on Doddridge's Fort was recorded in historian's Samuel Kercheval 1883 history A History of the Valley of Virginia. [3] The fort was a frequent stop for Methodist circuit riders, including Francis Asbury.