Ludwigs Corner, Pennsylvania
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Ludgwigs Corner, Pennsylvania is a town located in West Vincent Township, four miles north of Eagle, PA. Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Geography

Ludwigs Corner is a community in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...

 located at latitude 40.116 and longitude -75.694 with an elevation of 627 feet.

Transportation

Ludwigs Corner is located at the confluence of Pennsylvania Route 100
Pennsylvania Route 100
Pennsylvania Route 100 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that runs from U.S. Route 202 in West Chester, Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania Route 309 in Pleasant Corners, Pennsylvania....

 and Pennsylvania Route 401
Pennsylvania Route 401
Pennsylvania Route 401 is a short east–west state route in Berks and Chester counties, located in southeast Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 23 in Caernarvon Township, across the county line from Elverson. The eastern terminus is at U.S...

.

Located in West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United State of America. Pennsylvania Route 401 is also known as Conestoga Road. In the colonial era this route was known as the Conestoga Turnpike and was a main path of travel between Philadelphia and western towns such as Lancaster. Many of the wagons were of a flat but arched design that would float when fording creeks and rivers with high water. They were known as Conestoga wagons.

History

Ludwigs Corner is the home of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, organized in 1832. Within the walled cemetery is the grave of Owen Josephus Roberts
Owen Josephus Roberts
Owen Josephus Roberts was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court for fifteen years. He also led the fact-finding commission that investigated the attack on Pearl Harbor. At the time of World War II, he was the only Republican appointed Judge on the Supreme Court of the United...

, United States Supreme Court Justice from 1930 - 1945.

Ludwigs Corner was also a childhood home of noted pundit and rake Craig L. Hughes from 1970 through 1981. His family survived this notoriety and remained in the area until 2006.

Ludwigs Corner is known for being the host of the Ludwigs Horse Show. http://www.ludwigshorseshow.org/
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