Pennsylvania Gazetteer
Leechs Run is a physical feature (stream) in Montgomery County. The primary coordinates for Leechs Run places it within the PA 19027 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Leechs Run |
| Category: | Pennsylvania physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | The stream flows southeast under Penrose Avenue and through “Chelten House,” the estate of George Elkins on Ashbourne Road. The stream flows southeast through the neighboring estate, “Elstowe,” of William Elkins, then through the Stetson estate fronting on Old York Road, then crosses underground and is channelized behind the AJ Congregation campus and St. Paul’s church. It then continues underground through Ogontz field on Church Road where it empties into the Tookany Creek on the west side of High School Road. |
| History: | "Named after Tobias Leech, one of the community’s founders, and identified by that name in a 1912 newspaper article. The stream has its origin on the legacy Quaker farm of Christopher Simon which was purchased by Edward M. Davis in 1854 as part of his Chelten Hills development. The section containing the stream, designated lot 40, became part of Morris Longstreth Hallowell’s extensive estate along Chelten Avenue (Ashbourne Road)" |
| County: | Montgomery County |
| Latitude: | 40.072519 |
| Longitude: | -75.12533 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Leechs Run: Leechs Run.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Leechs Run does not include property ownership information.
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