Lower Merion Township near Bala Cynwyd in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Barmouth Train Station

Cynwyd Heritage Trail

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020

1. Barmouth Train Station Marker

Inscription. Barmouth Station was active from 1899 to 1986, at which point the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) decommissioned the tracks between Cynwyd and Ivy Ridge station in Manayunk. Unlike Bala and Cynwyd, which were also freight depots, Barmouth was solely a commuter station that also serviced funeral trains bearing caskets from Philadelphia to be laid to rest at either Laurel Hill Cemetery or Westminster Cemetery.

Erected by Lower Merion Township; Preserve America grant administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 40° 0.957′ N, 75° 13.636′ W. Marker is near Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Lower Merion Township. It is on Cynwyd Heritage Trail just south of East Levering Mill Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: West Laurel Hill Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Duffy's Cut 57 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vine Creek

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); West Laurel Hill Train Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Clegg's Cotton Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Somerset County PA-New York, NY-Washington, DC (approx. half a mile away); The Manayunk Skyline (approx. half a mile away); Transportation Corridor in Transition (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bala Cynwyd.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020

2. Barmouth Train Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.