Roslyn, Pennsylvania

Roslyn^[1]
Unincorporated community
Bradfield Road in Roslyn, January 2013
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Township	Abington

Coordinates	40°07′54″N 75°08′16″W / 40.13167°N 75.13778°W / 40.13167; -75.13778Coordinates: 40°07′54″N 75°08′16″W / 40.13167°N 75.13778°W / 40.13167; -75.13778

Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code	19001
Area code	215 and 267

Location of Roslyn in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: http://www.abington.org/info/communities_roslyn.htm

Roslyn is an unincorporated community in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally called Hillside, the name Roslyn came from rose gardens that once grew there.^[2]

The first known person of European descent to settle the area was John Tyson, who bought a tract of land here in 1717. He built lime kilns to turn the abundant local limestone into quicklime, starting an industry that operated into the late 20th century.^[2]

The first rail connection to Roslyn was built by the Northeast Pennsylvania Railroad in 1873.^[3] Today's railroad station, which replaced the original in the late 1970s, is on SEPTA's Warminster Line. The location of the train station in Roslyn is at the intersection of Susquehanna and Easton Rd.^[4]

The community is home to Roslyn Elementary School, one of the seven public elementary schools that make up Abington School District. St. John of the Cross Elementary, a parochial school, closed in 2009, merging with Queen of Peace in neighboring Ardsley, PA forming Good Shepherd Catholic Regional Elementary School.^[5]

The headwaters for Sandy Run, a tributary of the Wissahickon Creek, are located in Roslyn.

Gallery

Roslyn. Corner of Easton (center-left side) and Bradfield (right side) Rds.
Roslyn Fire Company.
Roslyn Train Station.
Roslyn Park.
Bridge over Sandy Run in Roslyn Park.
Faith Community Church.
Roslyn Presbyterian Church.
Roslyn Elementary School.
Roslyn VFW Post.

References

↑ "Roslyn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
1 2 "A Brief History of Roslyn Valley". Greater Glenside Chamber of Commerce website. Retrieved 2008-08-23. External link in |work= (help)
↑ "Search 1". Earl Pleasants' Railroad History Database. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
↑ "SEPTA Roslyn Station". SEPTA website. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
↑ "Township Information: Communities (Roslyn)". Abington Township website. Retrieved 2010-10-26. External link in |work= (help)

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Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Norristown

Boroughs	Ambler Bridgeport Bryn Athyn Collegeville Conshohocken East Greenville Green Lane Hatboro Hatfield Jenkintown Lansdale Narberth Norristown North Wales Pennsburg Pottstown Red Hill Rockledge Royersford Schwenksville Souderton Telford‡ Trappe West Conshohocken

Townships	Abington Cheltenham Douglass East Norriton Franconia Hatfield Horsham Limerick Lower Frederick Lower Gwynedd Lower Merion Lower Moreland Lower Pottsgrove Lower Providence Lower Salford Marlborough Montgomery New Hanover Perkiomen Plymouth Salford Skippack Springfield Towamencin Upper Dublin Upper Frederick Upper Gwynedd Upper Hanover Upper Merion Upper Moreland Upper Pottsgrove Upper Providence Upper Salford West Norriton West Pottsgrove Whitemarsh Whitpain Worcester

CDPs	Arcadia University Ardmore‡ Audubon Blue Bell Bryn Mawr Eagleville Evansburg Flourtown Fort Washington Gilbertsville Glenside Halfway House Harleysville Haverford College‡ Horsham King of Prussia Kulpsville Maple Glen Montgomeryville Oreland Penn Wynne Plymouth Meeting Pottsgrove Sanatoga Skippack Spring House Spring Mount Stowe Trooper Willow Grove Woxall Wyncote Wyndmoor

Unincorporated communities	Arcola Ardsley Ashmead Village Bala Cynwyd Barren Hill Belmont Hills Bethayres Camp Hill Cedarbrook Cedars Center Point Center Square Chapel‡ Colmar Congo Creamery Crestmont Cheltenham Dresher Earlington Edge Hill Elkins Park Erdenheim Eureka‡ Fairview Village Fitzwatertown Franconia Frederick Geryville‡ Gladwyne Graterford Gulph Mills Gwynedd Gwynedd Valley Haverford‡ Hollywood Huntingdon Valley Jarrettown Lafayette Hill La Mott Laverock Layfield Lederach Line Lexington‡ Linfield Mainland Meadowbrook Melrose Park Merion Mingo Miquon Mont Clare Montgomery Square New Hanover Square Noble North Hills Oaks Obelisk Palm Penn Valley Perkiomenville Port Indian Port Providence Prospectville Rahns Rosemont‡ Roslyn Roychester Rydal Salford Salfordville Sassamansville Spring Mill Sumneytown Swedeland Three Tuns Tylersport Unionville‡ Villanova‡ Wayne‡ West Point Worcester Wynnewood‡ Yerkes Zieglersville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Communities	Abington Ardsley Crestmont Elkins Park Glenside Hollywood Huntingdon Valley McKinley Meadowbrook Noble North Hills Roslyn Roychester Rydal Willow Grove

Railroad stations	Ardsley Crestmont Meadowbrook Noble Roslyn Rydal Walnut Hill

Education	Abington Friends School Abington School District Abington Senior High School Penn State Abington

Attractions	Abington Art Center Briar Bush Nature Center Keswick Theatre Willow Grove Park Mall

Hospitals	Abington Hospital–Jefferson Health Holy Redeemer Hospital

History	Abington School District v. Schempp Willow Grove Park

Parks	Lorimer Park

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