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February 6, 1815
- Before 1800, the village was called Pottsgrove, however, as the population increased, this slowly evolved into Pottstown. The Borough On February 6, 1815, this area was incorporated as a Borough, the second Borough formed in the county, Norristown being the first.
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The Borough. On February 6, 1815, this area was incorporated as a Borough, the second Borough formed in the county, Norristown being the first. The first election of town officers was held in April of 1815.
Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. 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.
May 7, 2017 · In 1761, John Potts, a wealthy colonial ironmaster and businessman with the idea of developing some of the 969 acres he owned around the confluence of the Manatawny Creek and the Schuylkill River,...
The town, laid out in 1753 by John Potts (an ironmaster whose father, Thomas, had been associated with Rutter), was known as Pottsgrove until 1815, when it was incorporated as a borough and the present name adopted.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 1, 2015 · By Snyder Michael. UPDATED: September 24, 2021 at 3:29 a.m. POTTSTOWN >> Pennsylvania Gov. Simon Snyder signed a bill on Feb. 6, 1815, making Pottstown an incorporated borough, thus, with a...
Oct 5, 2023 · Pottstown was first settled in 1752 and was originally called Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. It began as a small farming community, but its growth accelerated with the arrival of the Schuylkill Navigation Company in the 1820s.
Dec 16, 2023 · John Potts bought the area that would become Pottstown and eventually, the name Pottstown was created from people referring to it as Pott's Town. Pottstown was incorporated as a Borough in 1815. Pottstown was a metal manufacturing town, first as an iron producer and later as a steel producer.
