Rittenhouse Farm

Rittenhouse Farm (HM1LFX)

Location: East Norriton, PA 19403 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 9.389', W 75° 22.106'

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David Rittenhouse, born in 1732, lived here until 1770. Here he began his distinguished scientific career; and computed and observed the transit of Venus, 1769. Spent later years in Philadelphia, where he dies in 1796.
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HM NumberHM1LFX
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Year Placed1949
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
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Date Added Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 at 10:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 468622 N 4445190
Decimal Degrees40.15648333, -75.36843333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 9.389', W 75° 22.106'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 9' 23.34" N, 75° 22' 6.36" W
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Area Code(s)484, 610
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1007-1021 W Germantown Pike, East Norriton PA 19403, US
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