This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Montgomery County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 60 historical markers located in Montgomery County.[1]
Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics | ||||
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Abington Presbyterian Church | Old York & Susquehanna Sts., Abington 40.1142°N -75.1219°W | City | Religion | ||||||
Ashbridge Memorial Park | 1700's | Near Shipley | Roadside | Civil War, Rebecca Emily | |||||
Augustus Lutheran Church | Main St. (old U.S. 422) in Trappe 40.2012°N -75.4812°W | Roadside | Religion | ||||||
Baldwin School | 701 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr | Roadside | Buildings, Education, Railroads | ||||||
Bert Bell | 224-226 Haverford Ave., Narberth 40.0054°N -75.261°W | City | Football, Sports | ||||||
Beth Sholom Synagogue | 8231 Old York Rd., Elkins Park 40.0818°N -75.1268°W | City | Buildings, Religion | ||||||
Betzwood Motion Picture Studio | Near Route 363 and Route 422 expressway, Norristown | City | Business & Industry, Invention, Motion Pictures & Television | ||||||
Bryn Athyn Cathedral | Pa. 232 in Bryn Athyn at Cathedral | Roadside | Religion | ||||||
Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry | Bryn Mawr Campus, Corner of Morris Road and Yarrow Streets 40.0241°N -75.3139°W | Roadside | African American, Civil Rights, Education, Ethnic & Immigration, Labor, Women | ||||||
Camp William Penn | 7322 Sycamore Ave., LaMott 40.0664°N -75.1423°W | Roadside | African American, Civil War, Military | ||||||
Charles Thomson | SR 3034 (Morris Ave. at Harriton Rd.), NE, of Bryn Mawr (Missing) | Roadside | Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century | ||||||
Crooked Billet | Meadowbrook Ave. at Crooked Billet Elem. School in Hatboro | Roadside | American Revolution, Military, Inns & Taverns | ||||||
Cyrus H. K. Curtis (1850-1933) | 1250 W Church Rd., Wyncote (SR73) 40.0869°N -75.1494°W | Roadside | Entrepreneurs, Environment, Publishing | ||||||
Early Grist Mill | Pa. 320 at Gulph Mills (Missing) | City | Buildings, Business & Industry, Mills | ||||||
Early Tavern | General Wayne Inn, 625 Montgomery Ave., Narberth | Roadside | Business & Industry, George Washington, Inns & Taverns, William Penn | ||||||
Edward Hector | Intersection SR 3016 & 3013 (Fayette & Hector Sts.), Conshohocken 40.0733°N -75.3067°W | Roadside | African American, American Revolution, Military | ||||||
Falkner Swamp Reformed Church | Swamp Pike (county highway, Limerick to Gilbertsville), .5 mile SE of New Hanover 40.2961°N -75.5801°W | Roadside | Buildings, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | ||||||
First Iron Bridge | SE corner, High & York Sts., Pottstown 40.2459°N -75.6526°W | City | Bridges, Iron, Railroads, Transportation | ||||||
Frank N.D. Buchman | 772 Main St. (Pa. 29), Pennsburg | Roadside | Professions & Vocations, Religion | ||||||
Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (1750-1801) | 151 W Main St., Trappe | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Religion | ||||||
Gen. Andrew Porter | W. Main & Selma Sts., Norristown 40.1226°N -75.3606°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Military | ||||||
Graeme Park | n/a | At site, SR 2038 (County Line Road), 1 mile NW of Pa. 611, Hatboro (Missing) | Roadside | Environment, Government & Politics 18th Century | |||||
Gulph Mills Encampment | Pa. 320 near intersection SR 3030 at Gulph Mills (Missing) | City | American Revolution, Military | ||||||
Gulph Mills Village | Intersection Pa. 320 & SR 3039 (Gulph Rd.), Gulph Mills 40.0629°N -75.3413°W | City | Buildings, Houses & Homesteads, Inns & Taverns | ||||||
Harold F. Pitcairn | Buck & Paper Mill Rds., Bryn Athyn 40.132°N -75.0584°W | Roadside | Invention, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations, Transportation | ||||||
Harriton | SR 3034 (Morris Ave. at Harriton Rd.), NE of Bryn Mawr | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Houses & Homesteads | ||||||
Hope Lodge | At site, Old Bethlehem Pike (SR 2018), Fort Washington 40.125°N -75.2175°W | Roadside | Buildings, Houses & Homesteads | ||||||
James A. Bland | Pa. 23 (Conshohocken State Rd.), Bala Cynwyd | City | African American, Music & Theater, Performers | ||||||
John Dickinson | Montgomery Avenue & Meetinghouse Lane, Merion (MISSING) | Roadside | American Revolution, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military | ||||||
John F. Hartranft | Sanatoga Rd., SW of Fagleysville 40.2714°N -75.5733°W | Roadside | Civil War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Military | ||||||
John F. Hartranft | SR 4031 (High St., old U.S. 422), Sanatoga (Missing) | Roadside | Civil War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Military | ||||||
Keith House | At Graeme Park, County Line Rd., 1 mile NW of Pa. 611, Hatboro 40.2185°N -75.1505°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Houses & Homesteads | ||||||
Lafayette | 801 Ridge Pike, Barren Hill, E of Conshohocken 40.7823°N -75.2497°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Military | ||||||
Lucretia C. Mott | Pa. 611 N of Cheltenham Ave., Elkins Park 40.0644°N -75.1355°W | Roadside | Civil Rights, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Religion, Underground Railroad, Women | ||||||
Merion Friends Meeting | 651 Montgomery Ave., Narberth 40.0093°N -75.2542°W | City | Buildings, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion, William Penn | ||||||
Mill Grove | Entrance to Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, Audubon & Pawlings Rds. (SR 4041 & 4004), Audubon 40.1234°N -75.4371°W | Roadside | Artists, Buildings, Environment, Mansions & Manors, Writers | ||||||
Muhlenberg Home | E. 7th Ave., .3 mile from Main St. (old U.S. 422), Trappe (Missing) 40.1963°N -75.4699°W | Roadside | Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century | ||||||
Muhlenberg House | 201 Main St. (old U.S. 422), Trappe | City | American Revolution, Religion | ||||||
New Goschenhoppen Reformed Church | SR 1042 (Church Rd.), W of East Greenville | Roadside | Buildings, Religion | ||||||
New Hanover Lutheran Church | Swamp Pike (county highway), at Lutheran Rd., near Gilbertsville Golf Course, .2 mile SE of New Hanover 40.2979°N -75.5817°W | Roadside | Buildings, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | ||||||
Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, The | 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler | Roadside | Agriculture, Education, Military, Women | ||||||
Pennypacker's Mill & Mansion | At site, Skippack Pike (PA 73) and Haldeman Rd., Schwenksville 40.2527°N -75.4586°W | Roadside | George Washington, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Governors | ||||||
Perkiomen Bridge | E Main St. / Ridge Pike (SR 4031 / old U.S. 422) at bridge, E end of Collegeville 40.1843°N -75.4472°W | Roadside | Bridges, Transportation | ||||||
Philo T. Farnsworth (1906-1971) | 1260 E Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor 40.0832°N -75.182°W | City | Business & Industry, Invention | ||||||
Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse | Germantown Pike (old U.S. 422) & Butler Pike at Plymouth Meeting 40.1027°N -75.2788°W | Roadside | African American, American Revolution, Buildings, George Washington, Religion | ||||||
Porter Home | U.S. 422 at Norristown (Missing) | Roadside | American Revolution, Government & Politics 19th Century, Military | ||||||
Pottsgrove Manor | At site, 100 W. King St., Pottstown 40.2479°N -75.66°W | Roadside | Buildings, Business & Industry, Iron, Mansions & Manors | ||||||
Rittenhouse Farm | Pa. 363 E of Eagleville, intersection SR 3009 (Ridge Pike) & 3002 (Trooper Rd.), Norristown 40.1419°N -75.3892°W | Roadside | Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
Rittenhouse Farm | Germantown Pike (former U.S. 422) at Valley Forge Medical Ctr., 6 miles SE of Collegeville (Missing) | Roadside | Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
Selma | 1301 W. Airy St., Norristown 40.1233°N -75.36°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Military | ||||||
St. Paul's Episcopal Church | Old York Rd. (PA 611) at Asbourne Rd., Elkins Park 40.0715°N -75.1335°W | Roadside | Buildings, Civil War, Religion | ||||||
St. Peter's Church | Church Rd., off Germantown Pike (old U.S. 422) 5 miles E of Norristown 40.0829°N -75.251°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Buildings, Religion | ||||||
Thomas Rowland & Sons Shovel Works | 300 Ashbourne Rd., Cheltenham | Roadside | Business & Industry, Mills | ||||||
Timothy Matlack | Pawlings Rd. (SR 4004) near Audubon Rd. (SR 4041) at Audubon 40.122°N -75.4398°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Religion | ||||||
Village of La Mott | PA 309 (Cheltenham Ave.) just NW of Pa. 611 | Roadside | African American, Cities & Towns, Civil War, Military, William Penn | ||||||
Wall House (The Ivy) | Wall Park Dr. & Church Rd., Elkins Park | Roadside | Houses & Homesteads, Religion, William Penn | ||||||
Whitemarsh | SR 2027 (Pennsylvania Ave.) just E of Pa. 309, SE of Fort Washington 40.1243°N -75.1925°W | Roadside | American Revolution, George Washington, Houses & Homesteads, Military | ||||||
William B. T. Trego (1858-1909) | 509 E Montgomery Ave., North Wales 40.2135°N -75.2748°W | City | Artists, Military | ||||||
Winfield S. Hancock | Pa. 309 S of Montgomeryville | Roadside | Civil War, Military | ||||||
Woodrow Wilson | New Gulph Rd. at entrance to college, near Caversham Rd., Bryn Mawr 40.0282°N -75.3124°W | City | Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Government & Politics 20th Century |