1951 Map of Collegeville

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Perkiomen Creek defines the local landscape of this mid-century Montgomery County sheet, winding through a corridor of established borough centers and emerging residential tracts. The prominent campus of Ursinus College stands at the heart of Collegeville, while the Eastern State Penitentiary occupies a significant tract to the north near Graterford. This era shows a community in transition, balancing its agricultural roots with institutional development and the early expansion of suburban infrastructure along the Germantown Pike and Ridge Pike.