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The Evansburg Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania1884 · page 367Read the page →
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EvANSBURG Methodist Episcopal Church. — Evansburg Methodist Episcopal Church, located on the Germantown pike, in the village of Evansburg, Lower Providence township, is a plain, substantial structure, thirty-five by forty-five feet, erected in the year 1841, under the pastorate of Rev. William K. Goentner.
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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania1923 · page 136Read the page →
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Episcopal Church, of Evansburg, was erected in Lower Providence township in 1841, and was in use in the eighties. Present membership, thirty. The salary is $250. Montgomery Square Methodist Episcopal Church was formed and a building erected in 1842. In 1857 this church became a separate charge. The present membership is fifty-eight; salary of minister, $250.
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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