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History · Stowe

Stowe’s post office opened in 1889, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Stowe began

When was Stowe founded?

1889

The Stowe post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 3,595137 years
Founding year: the first Stowe post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Stowe’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Stowe are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Stowe’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stowe’s history is told.

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The story so far

Stowe, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stowe yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Stowe is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,695 at the 2010 census. It uses the Pottstown ZIP code of 19464.

Its first post office opened in 1889. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,695 to 3,595 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Stowe, decade by decade

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Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

West Pottsgrove TownshipIts storyB−Pottstown8 historic placesA+North Coventry Township1 historic placeA−Douglass Township2 historic placesASouth Pottstown1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Stowe’s history

What year was Stowe founded?

The Stowe post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

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 →

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.