Rittenhouse Gap, Pennsylvania

Rittenhouse Gap is a human settlement in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated at 40°28′04″N 75°37′47″W / 40.46778°N 75.62972°W / 40.46778; -75.62972.

The village is located at the northeastern end of the gap, around the source of Swabia Creek.

The Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad was extended to the village in 1865,[1] to carry magnetite from the mines in the vicinity, largely owned by the Thomas Iron Company.

The availability of cheap Mesabi Range ore defeated his plans, and the mines and railroad were abandoned after World War I.

It now lies at the head of the Bear Creek Mountain Resort and uses the Macungie zip code of 18062.