Mont Clare, Pennsylvania

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Mont Clare is a village in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, on the northeast bank of the Schuylkill River. One of two remaining stretches of the Schuylkill Canal runs through Mont Clare.

Mont Clare was originally named Quincyville. On an 1877 map, the village is shown as "Mt. Clare". There is a claim that when the railroad came through, they named the local station after a nearby estate, Montclair,^[1] but the railroad is not shown on the 1877 map, so the name may predate the railroad.

Mont Clare is the site of Lock 60 a fully restored and operating lock of the Schuylkill Canal, as well as the restored locktender's house.

[edit] Notable people

Future Governor of Pennsylvania, Samuel W. Pennypacker, had his first job teaching in a one room school house in Mont Clare.^[2]

Local lore has it that "The Sundance Kid" grew up in Quincyville.^[1]

Mont Clare's ZIP Code is 19453, although its small post office was recently closed.

[edit] External links

• 1871 Map of Quincyville and Upper Providence Township GIF Format TIFF Format
• 1877 Map of "Mt. Clare" and Upper Providence Township GIF Format TIFF Format
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.1390° -75.5024°
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  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
  • Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Schuylkill Canal. Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
2. ^ Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker (1843-1916). Retrieved on 2007-03-07.