Ambler

Sister cities

• Maida

History

The historical territory of the Lenape Native American tribe was in the Delaware Valley in an area spanning from Cape Henlopen in Delaware, north to the lower Hudson Valley in southern New York. The area in the south, including present-day Philadelphia and nearby Ambler, was the home of Unami-speaking Lenape. The Lenape established a peace treaty with Quaker William Penn in the 1680s. William and George Harmer are listed among the Quakers who immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1682. In 1716, William and George Harmer purchased a 408-acre tract from William Penn, an area including most of what now is Ambler Borough. They are credited as the first landholders to actually settle in the area. William Harmer built a gristmill powered by the Wissahickon Creek, "the first commercial venture in the Ambler area". Residents sought permission from The Crown to build roads in the area. The first road built in Ambler, now known as Mt. Pleasant Avenue, was developed in 1730. It went from Harmer's Mill to North Wales Road, which is now Bethlehem Pike. causing a nearby creek to be nicknamed "Tannery Run". Between 1750 and 1850, industries developed throughout the watershed, using local waterways to provide power and carry away waste. The area supported nine mills, producing flour, timber, paper and cloth. They are identified by Dr. Mary Hough as Plumly Mill (first owned by William Harmer), Fulling Mill (owned by Andrew and Mary Ambler), Thomson's Mill, Reiff Mill, Wertsner Mill, Hague Mill, Burk Mill, a Silk Mill, and a Clover and Chopping and Saw Mill. She turned her house at Tennis Avenue and Main Street into an impromptu hospital for nursing the survivors. Thirteen years later, in 1869, the railway company renamed the station Ambler in her honor. The post office followed suit, and…

Geography

Ambler is located at (40.155099, -75.220160). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  93,377
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  85,975
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  77,410
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  76,241
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  74,615
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  66,165
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  65,906
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  58,234

Largest nearby schools

• North Penn SHS
  High · Lansdale · 3,184 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• Abington SHS
  High · Abington · 2,749 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• Norristown Area HS
  High · Norristown · 2,309 students · 19.2:1 ratio
• Abington MS
  Middle · Abington · 2,048 students · 14.2:1 ratio
• Upper Moreland El Sch
  Elementary · Hatboro · 1,576 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS
  High · Plymouth Meeting · 1,552 students
• Methacton HS
  High · Eagleville · 1,510 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• Wissahickon SHS
  High · Ambler · 1,459 students · 12.9:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2024-05-24
  6 km E of Califon, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-05-01
  1 km NW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.9 — 2024-04-27
  7 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-04-10
  5 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 3.7 — 2024-04-05
  7 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-04-05
  6 km ESE of Califon, New Jersey