The Freedom Valley Chronicles:
Former Street Names - Part One

History does not stand still.

The street you live on today or that you travel this week may have had a different name in years past.

Below is a list of some of the roadways in the Freedom Valley that have different names today:

1st Alley

14th Avenue

16th Avenue

Alternate Route 422

Craven Street

Foulke Street

Front Avenue

Patriot Drive

Reading Road

Route 422

Spring Mill Road

Terrace Road

Whitemarsh and Plymouth Turnpike

Each of these streets are within the borders of Conshohocken, Plymouth, West Conshohocken, and/or Whitemarsh.

Let us know if you are aware of the current names for these same roadways.

We’ll publish a news column in a few days with the full results.

Credits:

The map is a portion of a map from 1871 courtesy of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Do you have questions about local history? A street name? A building?

Your questions may be used in a future news article.

The Freedom Valley Chronicles:Former Street Names - Part One