Germantown Academy
Germantown Academy, informally known as GA and originally known as the Union School, is the oldest nonsectarian day school in the United States. The school was founded on December 6, 1759, by a group of prominent Germantown citizens in the Green Tree Tavern on the Germantown Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: School
- Description: private school in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Union School”
- Address: 340 Morris Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034-0287
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Paul’s United Church of Christ and Fort Washington station.
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
Church
St. Paul's United Church of Christ is a United Church of Christ church in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. St. Paul’s United Church of Christ is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Germantown Academy.
Fort Washington station
Railway station
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Fort Washington station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station is located at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike and Station Avenue in the Fort Washington section of Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. Fort Washington station is situated 2,400 feet east of Germantown Academy.
Ambler station
Railway station
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Ambler station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Ambler, Pennsylvania. It was originally built by the Reading Company as Wissahickon, until being renamed in 1869 after Mary Johnson Ambler, who helped direct the aftermath of the Great Train Wreck of 1856. Ambler station is situated 1 mile north of Germantown Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Washington and Ambler.
Fort Washington
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Fort Washington is a community in Upper Dublin Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and is considered a suburb of Philadelphia. This article also covers the neighboring communities of Ambler, Spring House, and Flourtown.
Ambler
Village
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Ambler is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately 16 miles north of Center City Philadelphia.
Flourtown
Hamlet
Flourtown is a census-designated place in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Flourtown is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Erdenheim, Oreland, Whitemarsh, and Chestnut Hill. Flourtown is situated 2½ miles south of Germantown Academy.
Germantown Academy
Latitude
40.13751° or 40° 8′ 15″ northLongitude
-75.21992° or 75° 13′ 12″ westElevation
184 feet (56 metres)Open location code
87G64QQJ+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 756632904OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=school
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Germantown Academy” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գերմանթաունի ակադեմիա”
- Chinese: “捷门堂中学”
- Chinese: “日耳曼敦学院”
- Chinese: “日耳曼敦學院”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اكاديميه جيرمانتاون”
- French: “Germantown Academy”
- German: “Germantown Academy”
- Japanese: “ジャーマンタウン・アカデミー”
- Portuguese: “Germantown Academy”
- Swedish: “Germantown Academy”
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