Norristown Farm Park
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Norristown Farm Park is a Script error: No such module "convert". Pennsylvania state park in East Norriton and West Norriton Townships and Norristown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.[1] Located just off of Interstate 276 on West Germantown Pike,[2] it is operated in partnership with the Montgomery County Department of Parks.
A working farm on the site of Norristown State Hospital, the park has multiple colonial-era farm buildings and homes on its grounds.[2]
Stony Creek flows through the park. Baseball, bicycling, cross-country skiing, hiking, fishing, and picnicking opportunities are available in the park, as are summer musical concerts.[2]
History
Norristown Farm Park was originally part of a Script error: No such module "convert". tract of land called "Williamstadt," which originally belonged to William Penn.[3] The property was then transferred to Isaac Norris, the namesake of Norristown, by way of Penn's son, William Penn, Jr. Norris's heirs sold pieces of Williamstadt to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Norristown State Hospital was opened in the 1870s as a mental hospital.[4] The park is on state-owned land that surrounds the hospital.[4]
Gallery
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Park Sign in dim light
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Same Park Sign in brighter light
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Germantown Pike Entrance
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Stanbridge Street Entrance
Nearby state parks
The following state parks are within Script error: No such module "convert". of Norristown Farm Park:[5][6][7]
- Benjamin Rush State Park (Philadelphia County)
- Bull's Island Recreation Area (New Jersey)
- Evansburg State Park (Montgomery County)
- Delaware Canal State Park (Bucks and Northampton Counties)
- Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (New Jersey)
- French Creek State Park (Berks and Chester Counties)
- Fort Washington State Park (Montgomery County)
- Fox Point State Park (Delaware)
- Neshaminy State Park (Bucks County)
- Nockamixon State Park (Bucks County)
- Marsh Creek State Park (Chester County)
- Ralph Stover State Park (Bucks County)
- Rancocas State Park (New Jersey)
- Ridley Creek State Park (Delaware County)
- Tyler State Park (Bucks County)
- Washington Crossing State Park (New Jersey)
References
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External links
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- Norristown Farm Park - official Montgomery County site
- Farm Park Preservation Association