Mont Clare, Pennsylvania
| Mont Clare | |
| formerly Quincyville | |
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Schuylkill Canal Lock 60 in Mont Clare
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| Name origin: Mont Clare/Clair from poet Bayard Taylor | |
| Country | United States of America |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Township | Upper Providence |
| Landmarks | Schuylkill Canal, Mont Clare Bridge |
| River | Schuylkill River |
| Coordinates | 40°08′10″N 75°30′24″W / 40.13611°N 75.50667°WCoordinates: 40°08′10″N 75°30′24″W / 40.13611°N 75.50667°W |
| Population | 1,483 (2010) |
| Government | Unincorporated Village |
| Timezone | Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19453 |
| Area code | 610, 484 |
| Topo map | USGS Phoenixville, PA Collegeville, PA |
 Location of Mont Clare in Pennsylvania
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Mont Clare is a village in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village is located on the left bank of the Schuylkill River, opposite Phoenixville and Chester County. Mont Clare is at the site of the former Jacobs' ford. Mont Clare hosts the only functional lock and one of only two remaining watered stretches of the Schuylkill Canal. Mont Clare was the birthplace of the infamous outlaw Sundance Kid.
The village was originally named Quincyville. The village name has also been spelled Quinzyville, Mont Clair and Montclare.
Prior to the European colonization of the Americas, there was an aboriginal American encampment or village on the site, of the Unami speaking Lenni-Lenape tribe. All, but a few individuals, had vacated the area by 1773.
The site's original English colonization was as part of the Duke of York's holdings. In 1681, King Charles II granted the land to William Penn, creating the Province of Pennsylvania. The site became part of Penn's Manor of Gilberts, as well as part of Philadelphia County. In 1729, Providence Township was created out of much of the Manor, including the site.
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