Upper Providence Township
Upper Providence Township is a locality in Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Upper Providence Township is situated nearby to the locality Ramsgate-Providence Hunt, as well as near The Meadows at Providence Reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Speaker’s House and Black Rock Dam.
The Speaker’s House
Museum
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The Speaker's House is a museum located in Trappe, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania that preserves the home of Frederick Muhlenberg, the First and Third Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker’s House is situated 2½ miles northeast of Upper Providence Township.
Black Rock Dam
Dam
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The Black Rock Dam is a low head dam in the Schuylkill River. Originally constructed as a stone filled, timber crib dam in the early 19th century by the Schuylkill Navigation Company, the dam was one of dozens built to create a slack water pools for the Schuylkill Navigation System.
Augustus Lutheran Church
Church
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Augustus Lutheran Church is a historic church and Lutheran congregation at 717 West Main Street in Trappe, Pennsylvania. Consecrated in 1745, it is the oldest extant Lutheran church building in the United States. Augustus Lutheran Church is situated 2½ miles north of Upper Providence Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Collegeville and Phoenixville.
Collegeville
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Collegeville is a city in Montgomery County in Southeastern Pennsylvania about 30 miles from Philadelphia. The large borough is made up mostly of residential neighborhoods, privately owned restaurants, and a small strip of shops.
Phoenixville
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Phoenixville is a borough of 17,000 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Philadelphia Metro Area. Phoenixville used to be a beaten-down mill town, but its downtown has been revitalized by 10 craft breweries and a distillery.
Audubon
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Audubon is a community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was named for naturalist John James Audubon, who lived there as a young man. The population was 8,400 in 2010.
Upper Providence Township
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Township of Upper Providence”
- Location: Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.1654° or 40° 9′ 56″ northLongitude
-75.4889° or 75° 29′ 20″ westElevation
292 feet (89 metres)Open location code
87G65G86+5FGeoNames ID
5216890
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