Skippack Ridge

Skippack Ridge is a locality in Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Skippack Ridge is situated nearby to the locality Creekwood Village, as well as near the hamlet Graterford.

Places of Interest

Highlights include State Correctional Institution – Phoenix and The Speaker’s House.

State Correctional Institution – Phoenix

Prison

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The State Correctional Institution – Phoenix is a state prison in Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, with a Collegeville postal address, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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 2 miles southwest of Skippack Ridge.

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, and was founded primarily by Pennsylvania Germans. Augustus Lutheran Church is situated 2½ miles southwest of Skippack Ridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Graterford and Rahns.

Graterford

Hamlet

Graterford is an unincorporated community in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1756 by Jacob Kreator, a textile weaver, Graterford was originally named Grater's Ford until abbreviated to Graterford by the postal service in the mid-1950s.

Rahns

Village

Rahns is an unincorporated community along the Perkiomen Creek in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Rahns was founded in 1865 and named for an early settler, George Rahn.

Creamery

Hamlet

Creamery is an unincorporated community in Skippack Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Creamery is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 113 and Creamery Road.

Skippack Ridge

Type: Locality
Location: Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.2201° or 40° 13′ 12″ north

Longitude

-75.4435° or 75° 26′ 37″ west

Elevation

210 feet (64 metres)

Open location code

87G66HC4+2H

GeoNames ID

7148388

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Perkiomen Park and Perkiomen Valley Cemetery.

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