Dove Lake

Dove Lake is a reservoir in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was created by damming Mill Creek. Dove Lake was the setting of the 1885 painting The Swimming Hole by Thomas Eakins. Dove Lake is on a privately owned property in Bryn Mawr and Gladwyne.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bryn Mawr College and Haverford station.

Bryn Mawr College

College

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Bryn Mawr College is a private women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of historically women's colleges in the United States.

Haverford station

Railway station

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Haverford station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of a few express runs, and is located on Haverford Station Road.

Bryn Mawr station

Railway station

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Bryn Mawr station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Morris and Bryn Mawr Avenues.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gladwyne and Haverford.

Gladwyne

Village

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Gladwyne is a suburban community in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In 2018, Gladwyne was ranked the sixth richest ZIP Code in the country in a study by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

Haverford

Village

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Haverford Township is a region of Delaware County in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It is a western suburb of Philadelphia. About 50,000 people live in Haverford Township. It was founded by the Welsh Quakers in 1681 and purchased by William Penn.