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Perkiomenville

Upper Frederick Twp, Montgomery County, PA

Perkiomenville Map
Post Office: Perkiomenville
Zip Code: 18074

Historic hamlet center along Gravel Pike (Route 29) a short distance south of Green Lane Borough.

Perkiomenville is pleasantly located on the Perkiomen river and the Perkiomen R. R., in Frederick Township, Montgomery county; a thrifty village of 140 inhabitants, situated 20 miles north of Norristown, the county seat. The river furnishes power here to operate 1 saw, 1 planing and 2 flour mills. Butter and cheese are marketed. Ex., P. & R.; Wm. Zeigler, postmaster. [Polk's Gazetteer, 1882]

Beitennan O H, General Store.
Beitenman O H & J F H, wagonmkrs.
Breuninger Wmi. tinner.
Brey Edwin, planing mill.
Faust J 1, Supt Creamery.
Gottshalk J H, cigar mrfr.
Gottshalk J W, cigar mnfr.
Houck Joshua, tailor.
Kiler John, blacksmith.
Link John, pottery.
Nice J H, flour and saw mills.
Rahn Isaac, Hotel.
Rahn John, lumber.
Reed Jacob, shoemkr.
Renninger Nathan S, meat market.
Renninger & Markley, live stock.
Shade Nathaniel, pipe mnfr.
Shealer J, shoemkr.

Street Names
Crusher Road • Gravel Pike • Perkiomenville Road • Route 29