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 citizens in the Green Tree Tavern on the Germantown Road.
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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.

Church
St. Paul's United Church of Christ is a United Church of Christ church in , . is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Germantown Academy.

Railway 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 section of . is situated 2,400 feet east of Germantown Academy.

Railway station
is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in . 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. is situated 1 mile north of Germantown Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Washington and Ambler.

is a community in Upper Dublin Township in , , and is considered a suburb of . This article also covers the neighboring communities of Ambler, Spring House, and Flourtown.

Village
is a borough in , United States. It is located approximately 16 miles north of .

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in , , . is adjacent to the neighborhoods of , , , and Chestnut Hill. is situated 2½ miles south of Germantown Academy.

Germantown Academy

Latitude
40.13751° or 40° 8′ 15″ north
Longitude
-75.21992° or 75° 13′ 12″ west
Elevation
184 feet (56 metres)
Open location code
87G64QQJ+22
Open­Street­Map ID
way 756632904
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Geo­Names ID
5191025
Wiki­data ID
Q5552031
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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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