Pottstown, PA

Pottstown is a Montgomery County borough on the Schuylkill River, northwest of Philadelphia. Its land was originally deeded to William Penn, and the borough later grew into an iron, steel, and manufacturing center along river and rail routes. The Hill School is one of its best-known institutions, and the public library and downtown blocks give the borough a civic core. Pottstown feels like an old industrial river town working through reinvention, with historic buildings, schools, trails, and Philadelphia-region pressure all in the mix.