Copy of facts published on Facebook and previously in the Upper Merion Township e-Newsletter.
In the late 1950s, just over the field from the old King of Prussia Inn, Morris A. Kravitz built a simple strip shopping center around an Acme supermarket. He called the shopping center (at DeKalb Pike and Gulph Road) the King of Prussia Plaza. King of Prussia Mall officially opened in 1963. The super-regional shopping complex includes three million square
In 1901, a trolley line was proposed to link Valley Forge Park to the surrounding areas. The line would begin at the Park, pass through Port Kennedy into King of Prussia, and along DeKalb Pike to Bridgeport, where a connection would be made at Fourth and DeKalb streets. The trolley line would pass through picturesque countryside and provide the most
Valley Forge Park was established as the first state park of Pennsylvania in 1893. It was charged by the Valley Forge Park Commission “to preserve, improve, and maintain as a public park the site on which General George Washington’s army encamped at Valley Forge.” The area around Washington’s Headquarters was chosen as the park site. (Content provided by: Shirley Funkhouser,
The grist mill, built in 1747 in Gulph Mills, played a significant role in the American Revolution by supplying flour to the Continental Army during their stay at Valley Forge. General George Washington’s army encamped in the area for a week before departing for winter quarters at Valley Forge. Washington also used the area as an ammunition depot during the