Schwenksville, Pennsylvania
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
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Schwenksville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,431 at the 2020 census. It is notable for being located near the site of the Philadelphia Folk Festival. The borough was founded in 1684, when the Lenni-Lenape Indians ceded to William Penn the land along the Perkiomen Creek; it was incorporated in 1903. The borough was named for George Schwenk, whose son, Jacob Schwenk, served in George Washington's army.
The town was the inspiration for the protagonist in Catherine Gilbert Murdock's 2006 novel Dairy Queen.
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Perkiomen Township, Pennsylvania
Township in Pennsylvania, US
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Spring Mount, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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United States historic place
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Perkiomen Trail
Multi-use rail trail along the Perkiomen Creek in Pennsylvania
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Swamp Creek (Pennsylvania)
Tributary of Perkiomen Creek in Pennsylvania
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Knurr Log House
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
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