Welcome to Souderton, Souderton, PA, USA
N 40° 18.930 W 075° 19.885
18T E 471840 N 4462828
This welcome sign is in a small preserved space at the intersection of Main Street, Reliance Road and Harleysville Pike.
Waymark Code: WM136A8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2020
Views: 5
Souderton, established in 1887, is located in Montgomery County, PA and participates in the Open Space Program of Montgomery County. Considered a Floral Town, Souderton has this reflected in the welcome sign, with both flowers and the Open Space designation. The sign is located at the edge of a major town park at the intersection of of Main Street, Reliance Road and Harleysville Pike.
Souderton was first settled over 200 years ago by immigrant Welsh, giving it the early name "Welshtown." The ground on which the borough now stands is part of the original one thousand-acre tract conveyed to Thomas Fairman in 1708. It was a portion of the original grant of five thousand acres made by William Penn to Thomas Harley in 1682.
The town is named in honor of the Souder family, one of the early families of the area. The stone house that Henry O. Souder built in 1835 still stands at the northwest corner of Main and Chestnut Streets.
Souderton first appeared on a map in 1847 when "Souder's Lumberyard" was marked on the site of the village.
Type of community: Town
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