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Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Philadelphia at the junction of French Creek and the Schuylkill River. It is in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. According to a 2022 estimate, the population was 19,354. [4]
Phoenixville evolved from a village in the late 1600s called Manavon which had a population of about 400 people. At that time the area had a large population of Native Americans, the Lenape people, who farmed, hunted, and fished in the Schuylkill River. The Lenape were in the Iroquois covenant chain, the group that met William Penn when he ...
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Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker was born in Phoenixville on April 9, 1843, and served as Pennsylvania’s Governor from 1903 to 1907. As governor, he enacted a number of progressive reforms including the creation of the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania State Museum, the Pennsylvania Departments of Health, Highways, and Mines and Fisheries.
Main Street Bridge, Spanning French Creek, Phoenixville, Chester County, PA HAER PA,15-PHOEN,1- (sheet 3 of 3).tif 14,442 × 9,632; 850 KB May 1959 THIRD FLOOR, NORTHEAST ROOM, WEST WALL - William Moore House, State Route 23 and Reading Railroad Tracks vicinity (Schuykill Township), Phoenixville, Chester County, PA HABS PA,15-PHOEN.V,1-6.tif ...
Valley Forge General Hospital. A gallery of historical photo's from Phoenixville and its surrounding areas.
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View our historical photo archives, including: architecture, majolica, Phoenix Iron & Steel and more. The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area has information about genealogy, local history, and an extensive archive of documents, photos and artifacts. The museum contains permanent displays about town history and rotating special exhibits.
Pages in category "People from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
