Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Fort Washington Fort Washington, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Location of Fort Washington in Pennsylvania Fort Washington is a census-designated place and suburb of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
2.1 Fort Washington Office Park 2.1.1 Former Fort Washington Expo Center The Fort Washington region was settled by many German immigrants.
Engard purchased 100 acres (40 ha) on what was to be titled Susquehanna Road and Fort Washington Avenue.
By the mid-18th century the region came to be known as Engardtown, and Fort Washington Avenue was originally called Engardtown Road.
The home assembled by Philip Engard is listed as the "Engard Family Home - 1765" in the Upper Dublin Township Open Space & Environmental Resource Protection Plan - 2005, as part of the Upper Dublin Historical Properties #25.
During the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War, George Washington and the Continental Army were encamped here after their October 4, 1777 defeat at the Battle of Germantown, and immediately before to their march to Valley Forge.
Today, Fort Washington State Park contains the region in which the major American defenses were situated.
On July 17, 1856, Fort Washington was the site of one of the worst train accidents in the United States when two North Pennsylvania Railroad trains collided with one another near the Sandy Run station (later retitled to Camp Hill, now the defunct Fellwick Station).
Michael's Roman Catholic Church from the Kensington section of Philadelphia, who were traveling to Sheaff's Woods, a park in the Fort Washington area, for a Sunday school picnic. Main article: Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania On January 1, 1946, the Township of Upper Dublin was created, and in doing so, encompassed Fort Washington along with nine other communities.
Parts of Fort Washington were also incorporated into Whitemarsh Township.
Fort Washington Office Park The major center of company and trade in Upper Dublin Township is the Fort Washington Office Park, which is situated in 536 acres (217 ha) and contains 6,000,000 square feet (560,000 m2) of building space.
In recent years, the Fort Washington Office Park has experienced a vacancy rate higher than that of other commercial/industrial parks in the region, due in some part to enigma with flooding. Former Fort Washington Expo Center The Fort Washington Office Park was also home to the Fort Washington Expo Center.
Residents living in the Upper Dublin portion of Fort Washington are served by the Upper Dublin School District, while those living in parts incorporated into Whitemarsh are served by Colonial School District.
Fort Washington Elementary School (K-5) Upper Dublin High School (9-12) (ranked as the 8th best high school in the state) Upper Dublin High School is positioned on Loch Alsh Avenue.
The ethnic makeup of the improve was 91.30% White, 3.04% African American, 0.08% Native American, 5.03% Asian (0.46% Asian Indian, 2.20% Chinese, 1.93% Korean, 0.16% Vietnamese, 0.27% Other Asian), 0.11% from other competitions, and 0.43% from two or more competitions.
Fort Washington State Park "Philadelphia Inquirer: Fort Washington Expo is sold".
"Images of America, Fort Washington and Upper Dublin", Historical Society of Fort Washington.
Upper Dublin Township Open Space & Environmental Resource Protection Plan - 2005 Fort Washington Articles relating to Fort Washington
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