Pottsgrove Township was formed on August 20, 1806, from portions of Douglass and New Hanover Townships.Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Clerk of Courts. Road Case No. 15, August Sessions 1806; Quarter Sessions Docket 4, Pages 16-17 (Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, August 20, 1806) (final decree). Available at Montgomery County Archives, East Norriton, Pennsylvania. Pottsgrove Township was divided into Lower Pottsgrove and Upper Pottsgrove Townships on December 2, 1889.Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Clerk of Courts. Election Case No. 59 (Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1889) (final decree). Available at Montgomery County Archives, East Norriton, Pennsylvania. In 1899, the General Assembly passed a law grouping townships into two classes.Act of April 28, 1899 (P.L. 104, No. 86). At this time, Lower Pottsgrove Township became a township of the second class. Following its split from Upper Pottsgrove, Lower Pottsgrove Township experienced several annexations of territory from the neighboring Pottstown Borough. On January 16, 1931, the Borough of Pottstown annexed two portions of Lower Pottsgrove Township: from Moser to Porter Road and an area bounded by Prospect to Mervine and Adams to Charlotte Streets because Pottstown believed "the township had been taking tax money for years and giving nothing in return." In 1942, Pottstown annexed a little more than five acres bounded by North Hills Boulevard, Mulberry Street and Keim Street.
Pottsgrove Township was formed on August 20, 1806, from portions of Douglass and New Hanover Townships.Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Clerk of Courts. Road Case No. 15, August Sessions 1806; Quarter Sessions Docket 4, Pages 16-17 (Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, August 20, 1806) (final decree). Available at Montgomery County Archives, East Norriton, Pennsylvania. Pottsgrove Township was divided into Lower Pottsgrove and Upper Pottsgrove Townships on December 2, 1889.Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Clerk of Courts. Election Case No. 59 (Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1889) (final decree). Available at Montgomery County Archives, East Norriton, Pennsylvania. In 1899, the General Assembly passed a law grouping townships into two classes.Act of April 28 1899 (PL. 104, No. 86). At this time, Lower Pottsgrove Township became a township of the second class. Following its split from Upper Pottsgrove, Lower Pottsgrove Township experienced several annexations of territory from the neighboring Pottstown Borough. On January 16, 1931, the Borough of Pottstown annexed two portions of Lower Pottsgrove Township: from Moser to Porter Road and an area bounded by Prospect to Mervine and Adams to Charlotte Streets because Pottstown believed "the township had been taking tax money for years and giving nothing in return." In 1942, Pottstown annexed a little more than five acres bounded by North Hills Boulevard, Mulberry Street and Keim Street.