Rapps Dam

Rapps Dam is a dam in East Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Rapps Dam is situated nearby to Rapps Bridge, as well as near the school building St. Basil the Great, Kimberton.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rapps Bridge and St. Basil the Great, Kimberton.

Rapps Bridge

Bridge

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Rapps Bridge, also known as Rapps Dam Bridge, is one of fifteen surviving historic wooden covered bridges in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Rapps Bridge is located on Rapps Dam Road in East Pikeland Township. Rapps Bridge is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Rapps Dam.

St. Basil the Great, Kimberton

School building

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St. Basil the Great, Kimberton is a school building, which is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Rapps Dam.

Kennedy Bridge

Bridge

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Kennedy Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in East Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a 96-foot-long, Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1856. Kennedy Bridge is situated 1 mile west of Rapps Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kimberton and Ironsides.

Kimberton

Village

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Kimberton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place that is located in East Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The Zip Code is 19442.

Ironsides

Hamlet

Ironsides is a populated place located within the township of Schuylkill in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 118 feet above sea level.

Cromby

Hamlet

Cromby is an unincorporated community in East Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The now closed Cromby Power Plant is located in Cromby, at an elevation of 118 feet above MSL. Cromby is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rapps Dam.

Rapps Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Location: East Pikeland Township, Chester County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.13594° or 40° 8′ 9″ north

Longitude

-75.55714° or 75° 33′ 26″ west

Elevation

112 feet (34 metres)

Open location code

87G64CPV+94

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357305403

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

5207608

Wikidata ID

Q48996867

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In Other Languages

“Rapps Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Rapps Dam”

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