Rittenhouse Gap, Pennsylvania
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Rittenhouse Gap is the name of a village in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated at 40°28′04″N 75°37′47″W / 40.46778°N 75.62972°W.
The gap which gives the town its name lies between the headwaters of Swabia Creek, in the Lehigh River watershed, and an unnamed tributary of the Perkiomen Creek, in the Schuylkill River watershed. Gap Hill lies along its northwestern side.
The village is located at the northeastern end of the gap, around the source of Swabia Creek. The
beneficiation of iron ore, by which he hoped to make iron mining in the Northeastern United States cost effective. The availability of cheap Mesabi Range ore defeated his plans, and the mines and railroad were abandoned after World War I
. The geological origins of the deposits have been the subject of recent research.
With the closing of the iron mines, the community lost its principal support. It now lies at the head of the
zip code
of 18062.
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References
- ^ Kulp, Randolph L., ed. (1962). Railroads in the Lehigh River Valley. Lehigh Valley Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Inc.