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Historical Markers in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Montgomery County, PA (266) Berks County, PA (293) Bucks County, PA (270) Chester County, PA (459) Delaware County, PA (283) Lehigh County, PA (127) Philadelphia County, PA (1659)  MontgomeryCounty(266) Montgomery County (266)  BerksCounty(293) Berks County (293)  BucksCounty(270) Bucks County (270)  ChesterCounty(459) Chester County (459)  DelawareCounty(283) Delaware County (283)  LehighCounty(127) Lehigh County (127)  PhiladelphiaCounty(1659) Philadelphia County (1659)
Norristown is the county seat for Montgomery County
Willow Grove is in Montgomery County
      Montgomery County (266)  
ADJACENT TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY
      Berks County (293)  
      Bucks County (270)  
      Chester County (459)  
      Delaware County (283)  
      Lehigh County (127)  
      Philadelphia County (1659)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township — Historic Willow GroveEst. 1711
Once famous as a summer resort with large inns and therapeutic mineral springs Willow Grove Park concerts gave the community the title of "Music Capital of America"Map (db m136009) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township — Memorial Hall, 1925
In 1922, land on this site was purchased from the Willow Grove Park for construction of a community Memorial Hall to commemorate the lives and service of local veterans of World War I. Citizens formed various committees to raise funds for the . . . Map (db m22322) HM
3 Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township — The Fountain House Inn, 1717
The Fountain House Inn, which took its name from the ample supply of water flowing from its nearby spring, was built in 1717 at this location. The Inn's site was strategic to the distance a team of horses could travel in a day. Exactly fourteen . . . Map (db m22337) HM
4 Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township — The Manor House, ca. 1719
On this site stood the first house in the Willow Grove area. Jacob Dubree and his son James purchased 250 acres of land from land speculators, who obtained the land from the heirs of Dr. Nicholas More. Dr. More's land grant from William Penn was . . . Map (db m22334) HM
5 Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township — The Red Lion Inn, 1776
The Inn began as a tavern in 1762, called “The Wagon”, located across Easton Road at the point created by York and Easton Roads. It was a large stone structure of two and a half stories containing 23 rooms. In 1768, the proprietor, John . . . Map (db m22822) HM
6 Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Willow Grove, Upper Moreland Township — Willow Grove United Methodist Church, 1889
This is the oldest church in Upper Moreland Township. It was organized by George W. Quigley and David Cherry, who in 1887 along with other residents, decided to revive interest in weekly prayer meetings that had been in operation some years before. . . . Map (db m22331) HM
 
 
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