There were 774 households out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone...
The Borough of Bally was originally called Goshenhoppen, an Indian word meaning "meeting place". Mennonites and Catholics settled it in the early 18th century. Clergyman Ulrich Beidler erected the first house of worship, the Mennonite Church in 1731. Father Theodore Schneider, a Jesuit priest,...
Before European settlers arrived in the Tulpehocken Creek valley, the area was inhabited by the Lenape. In 1723, thirty-three Palatine families from Schoharie, New York, moved to the confluences of the Tulpehocken and Northkill Creeks.By 1735, a saw and grist mill was located three and a half miles...
Birdsboro was named for ironmaker William Bird, who established a forge on Hay Creek about 1740. His son Marcus founded Hopewell Furnace in 1771, which was the largest domestic producer of iron by the time of the American Revolution. The Schuylkill Canal, running parallel to the river, was completed...
There were 129 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone...
Swedish pioneers were the first European settlers in present Berks County on land granted by William Penn. Swedish Lutheran Minister Andreas Rudman secured an order from William Penn on October 21, 1701 setting aside 10,000 acres (40 km2) up the Schuylkill, near Manatawny Creek, for members of his...
Elverson's earliest settlers arrived in the late 18th century when the area was known as Springfield. Later dubbed Blue Rock after a deposit of peculiar rocks not far from the town, it remained largely rural until the arrival of the Wilmington and Northern Railroad in 1870. By 1883, the town's...
There were 507 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone...
In 1779, Martin Kaercher Jr. received 250 acres (1.0 km2) of land from his father and divided it into building lots, naming the area Kaercher Stadt. Hamburg was officially founded in 1787, named after the "German Hamburgh" due to the largely German population of the region. On July 1, 1798 Hamburg...
Kempton is an unincorporated community in eastern Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States with a zip code of 19529. Kempton is located at 40.626N, 75.852W, at the junction of Route 737 and Kistler Valley Road.The Kempton Country Fair is held annually in Kempton, from June 10-14,...
George (Coots) Kutz purchased 130 acres (0.53 km2) of land that became Kutztown on June 16, 1755, from Peter Wentz, who owned much of what is now Maxatawny Township. Kutz first laid out his plans for the town in 1779. The first lots in the new town of Cootstown (later renamed Kutztown) were...
On May 31st 1998 a tornado touched down in Lyons causing roughly $1,400,000 worth of damage to local homes and properties. The town was closed off for nearly a month to all non residents save for construction teams and Red Cross.
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Macungie was founded as Millerstown in 1776 by Peter Miller.[1] On November 15, 1857, the village of Millerstown was incorporated as a borough. In 1875, the borough was renamed Macungie to avoid confusion with another town by the same name, that of Millerstown in Perry County.
The township is in the Delaware watershed and most of it is drained by the Sacony Creek into the Schuylkill River. An area in the eastern portion is drained by the Little Lehigh Creek into the Lehigh River.
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Many people believe Mohnton is home to Maple Grove Raceway, which hosts the Toyo Tires Nationals every year for the NHRA Powerade series drivers, but it is not. Maple Grove Raceway is actually in nearby Brecknock Township. The drag strips mailing address is Mohnton, as is much of southwest Berks...
Caernarvon is a Welsh word, based on Caer Yr Arfon - "Fort (Caer) on the River (Arfon)." As with so many places between Philadelphia and Lancaster, the area was first settled by the Welsh. To them, the rolling hills and flowing streams reminded them of their beautiful homeland. Caernarvon Township...
Mount Penn is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,016 at the 2000 census. Mount Penn is also the name of the nearby peak, which is sometimes recognized as the southern end of the Reading Prong mountains.
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On December 24, 1757, 249 acres (1.01 km2) of land was deeded to Issac Meier and wife Catherine, who built their house at the Hergelrode site on South College Street. As early as 1763 he began deeding out lots and planned to make a town which he called Tulpehocken Town, after the Tulpehocken Creek,...
Oley Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Oley Township was originally formed in 1740 as a part of Philadelphia County, before Berks County was formed in 1752.
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In 1743, Richard and Thomas Penn (sons of William Penn the founder of Pennsylvania, and grandsons of Sir William Penn for whom Pennsylvania is named) planned the town of Reading with Conrad Weiser. Taking its name from the town of Reading in England in honor of their home, it was established in...
Rehrersburg is a location in Tulpehocken Township in northwestern Berks County, Pennsylvania. Rehrersburg was founded on April 4, 1803, by John Jacob Rehrer. Residents celebrated the towns's bicentennial on Saturday, September 20, 2003.
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here were 582 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone...
Robesonia is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,036 at the 2000 census. The majority of the area's population resides out of the borough boundaries.[citation needed] Once famous for its iron furnaces (circa 1777-1845), the town is now supported by large...
Shillington began in 1860 as part of Cumru Township, when local landowner and borough namesake Samuel Shilling sold some of his lots for residences. The area had an inn, originally built in 1762, called the Three Mile House because it was 3 miles (5 km) from Reading on the Lancaster Pike. The inn...
Shoemakersville was named for the Shoemakers located within Shoemakersville. It is home of the Little League Baseball team "The Shoey Green Sox". The Green Sox still possess the most Northern Berks Little League championships followed by Mohrsville , Hamburg Moose It is also home to Glen-Gery...
The Indians who first inhabited this area were the Lenni Lenape Indians (meaning the "original people"). The Tribe in this immediate area was the Minsi or Wolf tribe. They were known to be quite warlike at times. These Indians later became known as the Delawares. This name was given to them by a...
Temple is an unincorporated community in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania at an elevation of 361 feet. The community was named for a hotel sign urging travelers to "Stop at Solomon's Temple." (Solomon was name of the innkeeper.) Temple was formerly an independent borough, until it...
here were 805 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone...
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Wernersville was a noted resort community. City dwellers (especially from Philadelphia and New York City) traveled out to Wernersville (a stop on the Reading Railroad) to rest and partake of the cool mountain air of South Mountain. A number of large...
There were 706 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone...
Womelsdorf, named after John Womelsdorff, is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,599 at the 2000 census. The main thoroughfares through Womelsdorf are High Street, which runs east-west, and Route 419, which runs north-south. Route 422 runs along the northern...
he original inhabitants of Wyomissing were Lenape (Delaware) Native Americans who lived along the banks of the Wyomissing Creek. The name "Wyomissing" may be from the Delaware language, but the meaning is uncertain.[5] Much of Berks County was transferred from the Native Americans to William Penn...