The town developed around the King of Prussia Inn, a tavern that was built as a cottage in 1719 at what is now the intersection of U.S. King of Prussia is a suburban community that is located 20 miles northwest of the city of Philadelphia in Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Located to the west of King of Prussia is the village of Valley Forge, where General George Washington and the Continental Army made a winter encampment during the winter of 1777-78. King of Prussia's boundaries are the Schuylkill River to the north and U.S Route 422 to the west. The community took its name in the 18th century from a local tavern named 'The King of Prussia Inn', which was named after Frederick II, King of Prussia. It is located in the township of Upper Merion, PA.
King of Prussia is a suburban community in the greater Philadelphia region of Pennsylvania in Montgomery County. Entering King of Prussia from the south on U.S.