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Conshohocken (/ ˌ k ɒ n ʃ ə ˈ h ɒ k ən / KON-shə-HOK-ən; Lenape: Kanshihàkink) [3] is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry in recent years Conshohocken has developed into a ...
The sections of Miquon along the river and west of Harts Lane share the 19428 zip code with Conshohocken. The section east of Harts Lane shares the 19444 zip code with Lafayette Hill . The name “Miquon” is derived from the language of the Lenni-Lenape people, who were the original inhabitants.
The 2016 Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, population was 10,796. There were 2,229 people per square mile (population density). The racial makeup of the town was 88.48% White, 4.47% African American, 4.62% Asian, 0.00% Native American, and 0.00% 'Other'. 1.95% of the people in Lafayette Hill (zip 19444), Pennsylvania, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 98.06% are non-hispanic).
By 1967, the northern portion of the route was realigned to its current routing, replacing parts of PA 23 Alternate (PA 23 Alt.) and PA 23 and following part of former PA 123, with PA 23 rerouted to replace the part of PA 320 from southeast of West Conshohocken to Bridgeport. The nearby I-476 opened in 1991, reducing traffic levels on PA 320.
[9] [10] In 1927, US 422 replaced the US 120/PA 13 designation along the portion of Ridge Pike between Pottstown and Norristown. [11] Ridge Pike was widened to a multilane road by 1940. [ 12 ] In the 1930s, US 422 was rerouted to follow Ridge Pike and Ridge Avenue between Church Road in Barren Hill and US 1 Byp.
Pennsylvania Route 23 (PA 23) is an 81.14-mile-long (130.58 km) state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania.The route begins at PA 441 in Marietta and heads east to U.S. Route 1 (US 1) at City Avenue on the border of Lower Merion Township and Philadelphia.
Communities in Whitemarsh Township include Barren Hill, Lafayette Hill, part of Miquon, which straddles Whitemarsh and Springfield townships, Spring Mill, part of Plymouth Meeting, which straddles Whitemarsh and Plymouth townships, and part of Fort Washington, some of which is in Whitemarsh, but which is chiefly in Upper Dublin Township.
Map of Lower Merion Township Lower Merion street signs Harriton House as it appeared c. 1919. Lower Merion Township was first settled in 1682 by Welsh Quakers, who were granted a tract of land, the Welsh Tract, by William Penn. In 1713, Lower Merion was established as an independent Township with about 52 landholders and tenants.