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Abington pa township
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The Willow Grove Park Mall was home to an amusement park 1896-1975. Abington Township High School and Fox Chase Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The railroad reached the township in 1855, with the first station building erected in 1873 on the site of today's Noble Station. The Abington Presbyterian Church opened in the early years of the township, and while the original building is gone, its graveyard is still used today. The cornerstone of the original Abington Friends School, in operation since before Abington's incorporation, is used in today's school building. Some institutions have been in Abington for most of its existence.

abington pa township

During the American Revolutionary War, there was a small battle that took place at Edge Hill. A local 1734 census counted 42 resident landowners. The town's name is likely taken from parishes in England formed over 900 years ago in Northamptonshire or Cambridgeshire. After brief times under other names, the township incorporated as Abington in 1704. By the next decade, a handful of European settlers built and lived in Hill Township, at the crossroads of Susquehanna Street Road and Old York Road. The land that comprises Abington today was purchased from the native Lenape by William Penn during the 1680s. Abington contains the Willow Grove Park Mall, several small businesses, and a few of Montgomery County's largest employers. Many of these older business and transportation centers were the forerunners of modern Abington. It is home to some of the county's oldest transportation routes, industries and churches. Abington Township is one of Montgomery County's oldest communities, dating back to before 1700 and being incorporated in 1704. The population density is 3630 per square mile (Abington is 15.5 square miles). The population was 55,310 as of the 2010 census, making it the second most populous township in Montgomery County (following Lower Merion Township). Abington is filled with parks, playgrounds, retail, restaurants, and has easy access to major routes (611 is the most popular).










Abington pa township