Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

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county county in Pennsylvania

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is a suburban county northwest of Philadelphia known for its Revolutionary War history, including the site of George Washington’s winter encampment at Valley Forge.

Aliases (1)

Montgomery County ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county → county in Pennsylvania →
borders	Berks County, Pennsylvania → Bucks County, Pennsylvania → Chester County, Pennsylvania → Lehigh County, Pennsylvania → Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania →
contains	Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania → Arcadia University → Bryn Mawr College → Elmwood Park Zoo → Fort Washington State Park → Green Lane Park → Haverford College → King of Prussia Mall → King of Prussia, Pennsylvania → Lansdale, Pennsylvania → Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania → Montgomery County Community College → Norristown, Pennsylvania → Pennypack Trail → Pottstown, Pennsylvania → Schuylkill River Trail (Montgomery County segment) → Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania → Ursinus College → Valley Forge (George Washington’s 1777–1778 winter encampment site) → Valley Forge National Historical Park →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	Norristown, Pennsylvania →
fipsCode	42091 →
gnisID	1217988 →
governmentType	county government →
hasHistoricSignificance	American Revolutionary War →
largestMunicipalityByPopulation	Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania →
locatedIn	Southeastern Pennsylvania →
namedAfter	Richard Montgomery →
namedFor	Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery →
partOf	Delaware Valley → Philadelphia metropolitan area → Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area →
state	Pennsylvania →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
traversedBy	Interstate 76 NERFINISHED → Pennsylvania Turnpike → Perkiomen Creek NERFINISHED → Schuylkill River → U.S. Route 202 → U.S. Route 422 →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bryn Mawr College → King of Prussia → Norristown → Perkiomen Creek → Reconstructionist Rabbinical College → The Hill School → Valley Forge National Historical Park →	locatedIn
Bucks County, Pennsylvania → Chester County, Pennsylvania → Delaware County, Pennsylvania → Delaware County, Pennsylvania →	borders
Lower Merion Township → West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania →	county
SEPTA Board → Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority →	jurisdiction
Norristown High Speed Line → Warminster Line →	regionServed
SEPTA Regional Rail → SEPTA rapid transit network →	serves
Lansdale/Doylestown Line → SEPTA →	servesCounty
Philadelphia city line →	adjacentTo
Winfield Scott Hancock →	birthPlace
Berks County, Pennsylvania →	borderedBy
Chestnut Hill West Line →	hasLocale
Richard Montgomery →	honouredIn
Norristown →	isCountySeatOf
Norristown →	isSeatOf
Norristown →	locatedInCounty
Valley Forge winter encampment →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Schuylkill River Trail ("Montgomery County") →	maintainedBy
Perkiomen Creek →	mouthLocatedIn
SEPTA City Transit Division →	operatesInRegion
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania →	partOf
Schuylkill River ("Montgomery County") →	passesThrough
SEPTA bus routes →	primaryServiceArea
Philadelphia city line →	separates
Reading Railroad lines north of Philadelphia →	servedRegion
SEPTA Suburban Transit Division →	servesRegion
Chestnut Hill East Line →	serviceArea