Prospectville is a populated place on the northwest end of Horsham Township, a home rule municipality of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Prospectville is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 152 and Pennsylvania Route 463.[2] It is located about 18 miles (29 km) north of the city center of Philadelphia and 89 miles (143 km) east of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg.[3] It is 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Norristown, the county seat, and 6 miles (10km) southeast of Lansdale, its shipping depot. It is located within the Hatboro-Horsham School District and is served by the Ambler post office within ZIP code 19002.[4]

Prospectville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°12′42″N 75°11′9″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Township	Horsham
Elevation	351 ft (107 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19002
Area code(s)	215, 267 and 445
GNIS feature ID	1184465[1]

History

The Unami people of the Lenni Lenape Indigenous Americans were the original population and stewards of this land. Inhabiting the region since c. 9997 BC, they did not pollute the air, land, or water in their 12,000 year presence. Prospectville, established at the junction of Limekiln Pike and Horsham Road, was originally known as Cashtown. This portion of Limekiln Pike was an extension of the original segment established in 1693 to provide a thoroughfare between Old York Road and the lime kilns of Thomas Fitzwater in Upper Dublin Township. Prospectville, on a high elevation point within Horsham Township, offered a resting spot with a tavern for those traveling along either Limekiln Pike or Horsham Road. Here lived several generations of the Simpson family, one of whom was the mother of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States.[5] Located within Prospectville is Graeme Park (pronounced GRAM), a 42-acre historic park, featuring the Keith House, the only surviving residence of a Colonial Pennsylvania Governor. The mansion has remained virtually intact since the late 18th century and it is the only National Historic Landmark within Horsham Township.[6]

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