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Shorty's Lunch is a Washington, Pennsylvania-based hot dog lunch counter. A "local landmark," [3] While Shorty's Lunch was opened by “Shorty” Contorakes, it’s been owned by the Alexas family since the 1930s. [2] It has two locations, including the main facility on West Chestnut Street in Washington, as well as in Canton. [2]
The Old Pottstown Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 1991. [1]
Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888, the limits of the borough were considerably extended.
The High Street Historic District encompasses one hundred and twenty-four contributing buildings and one contributing structure in an upper- and middle-level residential section of Pottstown. This district includes late-19th and early-20th century mansions and stylish homes that were built between 1860 and 1941. [2]
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In 1752, Potts built a Georgian style home, Pottsgrove Manor, in Pottstown. [3] In 1974, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The house has been restored and is now an 18th-century historic house museum owned by Montgomery County.
Matthew Kugler Meigs (February 5, 1812 – October 9, 1889) was an American educator, scholar, and Presbyterian clergyman. Although best known as the founder and principal of The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Meigs also served a short term as U.S. Consul to Piraeus, Greece, pastored churches, and preceded his time at The Hill School with teaching posts at a variety of other secondary ...
The Henry Antes House is a historic house museum in Upper Frederick Township Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.Built in 1736 by Henry Antes, it is a particularly high-quality example of a Moravian settlement house, with intact original interior finishes.