Gulf Forge

[Built] 1768

Montgomery County

Gulf Forge, on Gulf Creek in upper Merion township, Montgomery County, near the village of Gulf Mills, is mentioned as existing in 1768, and shown on Scull's map of 1770, but no trace of it is now to be found, nor is any information obtainable on the subject. By those who know this beautiful neighborhood, a description of "The Gulf," from Buck's History of Montgomery County, will not be considered too irrelevant.

"The Gulf is where the Gulf Creek passes thro' the Gulf Hill and for the purpose of a passage, has cleft it to its base. The stream and the wood by its side wind thro' it somewhat in the shape of an S, and at the narrowest part there is just room enough for both, the whole width not being more than forty feet. The hills on either side are pretty steep and are covered with rocks, bushes, and trees to their summits. Near the old Gulf Mill on the South side of the entrance, a rock juts out at the roadside to an elevation of about fifteen feet, which has sheltered people from the rain."

Source: Committee on Historical Research, Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Forges and Furnaces in the Province of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1914, p. 180.

Submitted by: Nancy.