Place:Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

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NamePottstown
Alt namesPottsgrovesource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.25°N 75.64°W
Located inMontgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States about northwest of Philadelphia and southeast of Reading, on the Schuylkill River. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888, the limits of the borough were considerably extended. Pottstown is the center of a productive farming and dairying region.

Pottstown is located is located south of Allentown and northwest of Philadelphia.

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