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Public schools here spend nearly $3,000 more per student than the national average.

Phoenixville was originally named Manovan until it was incorporated in 1849.

Phoenixville has marked the revitalization of the town with the celebratory burning of a large wooden phoenix since 2004.

The Colonial Theatre and parts of the city were included in the famous movie The Blob.

The city was included on Philadelphia Magazine’s list of “10 Awesome Neighborhoods To Call Home.”

The French Creek Nail Works in Phoenixville was the first nail factory in the United States when it opened in 1790.