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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]
- 138 ft (42 m)
- 19.5K
- Pennsylvania
- Chester
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.
Valley Forge General Hospital. A gallery of historical photo's from Phoenixville and its surrounding areas.
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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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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 ...
Phoenixville, borough (town), Chester county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Schuylkill River between French and Pickering creeks, 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Philadelphia. The site was originally settled in 1720 by the Reverend Francis Buckwalter, a German refugee, and the town was founded (1731) by his followers.
Jan 26, 2018 · For more information, or to make a donation, go to www.phoenixvillefoundary.org or write, Schuylkill River Heritage Center, PO Box 427, Phoenixville PA 19460 Bill Rettew Jr. is a columnist and ...
