Rittenhouse Town

Rittenhouse Town (HM1B3G)

Location: Philadelphia, PA 19144 Philadelphia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 1.753', W 75° 11.41'

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William Rittenhouse, first Mennonite minister in America, erected here in 1690 the colonies' first paper mill. Successive generations of Rittenhouses built additional mills, establishing this region as the center of American papermaking. By the 1850s this village had over 40 buildings, and seven early buildings survive from this once prosperous industrial community. Scientist David Rittenhouse was born here in 1732.
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HM NumberHM1B3G
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Year Placed1990
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 12:05am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 483774 N 4431017
Decimal Degrees40.02921667, -75.19016667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 1.753', W 75° 11.41'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 1' 45.18" N, 75° 11' 24.60" W
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Area Code(s)215, 610, 267
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 206 Lincoln Dr, Philadelphia PA 19144, US
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