Bridgeport PA Canal System

Bridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 mi north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. Former industries included paper, flour, cotton, woolen mills, steel works, and brickyards. Bridgeport is 6 mi east of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, General George Washingto…
Bridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 mi north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. Former industries included paper, flour, cotton, woolen mills, steel works, and brickyards. Bridgeport is 6 mi east of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington and the Continental Army passed through Bridgeport on their way to their winter encampment in Valley Forge. A total of 3,097 people lived in Bridgeport in 1900; 3,860 in 1910; and 5,904 in 1940. The population was 4,554 at the 2010 census.
  • Elevation: 108 ft (33 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: Montgomery
  • ZIP Code: 19405
  • Area code(s): 610 and 484
  • FIPS code: 42-08568
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