Web Design in Gwynedd Square, PA
Montgomery County.
Gwynedd Square, Montgomery County
Well-Known Places in Gwynedd Square
Friends Meeting House at Gwynedd (1823), Merck West Point campus, Pennbrook Station.
About Gwynedd Square, Montgomery County
Gwynedd Square is an unincorporated village in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, listed in the federal GNIS (feature ID 1176336) and shown on the USGS Lansdale topographic quadrangle. It lies near the borough of North Wales and the West Point community, where Merck & Co. runs a large pharmaceutical campus. The surrounding Gwynedd district was settled in 1698 by Welsh Quakers from Merionethshire.
History of Gwynedd Square
- The wider Gwynedd district was settled in 1698 by Welsh Quakers; advance agents William John and Thomas Evans reached Philadelphia in late 1697 and purchased about 7,820 acres for settlers coming chiefly from Merionethshire in North Wales.
- The original Gwynedd Township was divided in 1891 into Upper Gwynedd and Lower Gwynedd townships; Gwynedd Square sits within Upper Gwynedd.
- Gwynedd Square is recorded as a populated place with GNIS feature ID 1176336 and appears on the USGS Lansdale quadrangle map.
The Gwynedd Square Economy
- Merck & Co. operates its West Point pharmaceutical manufacturing and research complex, roughly 400 acres in Upper Gwynedd Township adjacent to Gwynedd Square, making it the area's dominant employer.
- Merck also maintains a separate Upper Gwynedd campus of about 90 acres housing U.S. human-health divisional offices and research laboratories.
Community Life in Gwynedd Square
- Station Square, one of the Philadelphia region's early transit-oriented developments, sits in Upper Gwynedd Township near the Lansdale border.
- Upper Gwynedd Township completely surrounds the borough of North Wales.
- The Knipe-Moore-Rupp Farmhouse in Upper Gwynedd Township is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com
