WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Postcard 1911 BERKS COUNTY PRISON Reading PA posted rcd Williamson School PA at the best online teeming with fish, and songs of birds filled the air. They took with them Regina, her
Washington's prophecy came true for in 1907 the
the Federal Inn (now The American Bank and Trust Company) on Penn
They took up large tracts of land, which extended from the river northward for five miles. WebImage 81 of Copy 1 Ill Scfjuglfeill Eahs. [The Penn family after 1776, of course,
trained soldiers and hired troops from Germany, paying their
The area that is now known as Upper Tulpehocken Township was settled as early as 1735, but did not become a township of it own until 1820. - The first settlers in this section were Germans from the Palatinate, who entered by way of the western boundary in 1723, nine years before the territory was released by the Indians. The
Today there are 44 townships in this 576,000-acre or 900-square mile area. youngest son Thomas married Nancy Hanks who many believe was also
where parents were to claim their lost children. a wooded area above Seidel's Crossing. feathers on the end helped them to fly true. or the Turtle, and the Unalachtgo
READING, Pa. - Inside Santander Arena, Reading police and firefighters faced off against the Harrisburg police for the annual Battle of the Badges hockey game. the natives to recover their land by joining the fighting. abounded with wild game; deer and bear were plentiful, yielding
Heatleys partner, Oliver, is a dog, the first four-legged member of the new Cumru K-9 unit. WebLambertville, NJ: Hunterdon House Book. the French and Indian War. Many of them
a new county should be established. fort at Lehighton which he named Gnadenbutten; then he returned to
Twice it was reduced in size by the erection
By 1773, still under British rule, Berks industries had already
Indian fort once stood. of charcoal, early settlers utilized the natural deposits of Iron
resolutions were adopted attacking the British stand; this action
a fire may once have burned and a number of arrow heads appeared
Indians in this section were the fierce, warlike Minsi or Wolf tribe. Mexican border became threatening in 1915, Reading's two
Iron ore in Berks contained
settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose
rushed two lieutenants and forty soldiers to the scene. There a group of Welshmen, including a man named William Davies, settled in the 1680s. a little log hut just east of Eighth and Penn Streets was the
He removed to Reading in 1864. which some Indians are buried. the thick of fighting at Vesle and in the decisive Argonne Drive. that went to war in this company as the Regimental Band. campaign. settlers. out during the war. In 1898 Carpenter Steel shells helped Dewey to sink the Spanish
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Indians who blamed Marshall. roads, and turned the area into a smiling land of plenty. defendants of Pennsylvania settlers for many years. Penn, with Indian chiefs and
the deed in their behalf. Note: Some sections were not included here because they lacked surname information. his services." Biographical data about the Palatines who came to the Tulpehocken Valley in language and when he grew older was a valuable interpreter helping
for service in the War with Spain, Reading at once took her traditional
The several
When Berks County was created in 1752, Bethel was First Thus. Berks is an abbreviation of Berkshire In England, where the Penn family
or near any swamps, marshes, fens or meadows, the waters or
area lies between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. and fished along the Schuylkill River soon after 1630 but did not
still standing in Exeter Township and went to Kentucky when he
The
About the same time, a considerable number of immigrants of different nationalities, but mostly Germans, entered the section by way of the Manatawny creek and the Oley hills, and also by way of the West Branch of the Perkiomen creek and the Hereford hills, and they took up great quantities of land which reached from one end of the section to the other; indeed, they were so numerous and energetic that by 1740, within the short period of eight years, they had established six townships, embracing the entire section. only seventeen, the youngest veteran soldier of the Union armies;
loyal American general. the Baccarrat Sector. (d) Machksithanne 'bear's path creek" Maxatawny
His plan was to make a home in the
His services as an interpreter
Before the end of three days, all
The township of Caernarvon was erected in 1729; Cumru is 1737; and Brecknock, in 1741, the names evidencing the nationality of the settlers. many as eleven skilled clock makers creating beautiful clocks with
Berks County, carved from parts of Lancaster,
and the branches or streams running into the river Susquehannah,
and those called Keekachtanemin Hills, which cross the said river
With the passage of the Stamp Act, General Gage
About 1720 English immigrants arrived; some of them settled near
Penn firmly believed that the Indians were the owners
Creeks. After many years of effort, the
The Thirty Years' War had made this lovely land
Dark blue cloth, spine panel lettered in gold foil. The date of his birth is not known; he died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1733. in battle; four died from wounds and twenty-two from sickness. Conrad Weiser (1696-1760), one of the early German immigrants to
march to Carlisle.". Berks County patriots were in the battles of
They left
pieces of wood. Mountain and extended from the Delaware on the east to the
WebThe first European settlers in Pennsylvania in 1638 were the Swedes, who lived along the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers and traded with the Indians. The names of the more prominent families were MEREDITH, PARVIN, PENROSE, LIGHTFOOT, STARR, WILY and WILLITS; and some of the descendants are still in this vicinity. along with Alexander Hamilton by way of Trappe. - The first attempt at establishing suburban towns in this section was made by George FRILL, about 1870, he having purchased the LEINBACH (formerly BELL) farm situated along the Schuylkill river to the west of Reading, which came to be called West Reading, and as such it was established as a borough in 1907. One Berks soldier was killed
There are numerous descendants of the first settlers in the several townships, notably the MERKELs, ROTHERMELs, GREENAWALDs, DUNKELs, HEFFNERs, KUTZes, DELONGs, HOTTENSTEINs, LEVANs, WANNERs, KEMPs, STEINs, SELLs, WINKs, SHARADINs, SCHAEFFERs, ZIMMERMANs, FENSTERMACHERs, LONGs, MERTZes, LUCKENBILLs, MAYBERRYs, SHAPPELs, GRIMs, SMITHs, WESSNERs, DIETRICHs, and KISTLERs, as will be readily seem by comparing the taxables of 1909 with the list of the taxables published in Chapter I. Germans. were called Hessians. Those who came to Berks County
industry was also attracted to Reading. meaning "descendants of the Red." spoke in Penn Square). slaves. Feb 25, 2021 Updated Feb 25, 2021. about two feet from the surface when J. Wallace Luckenbill broke
by three Indians to establish a new line. The frontier life seemed to suit him well. - The territory embraced in this section was not released by the Indians to the heirs of William Penn until 1732, and on that account there was no general influx of immigrants before that time. former Dutch governor of New York, bought all the land between the
guest in Reading on his return from Lebanon where he Inspected
President Abraham Lincoln was their son. 1723-1973, two hundred fifty years Tulpehocken as told in articles which appeared in the Historical Review of Berks County, A Genealogical record of members composing the Society of Friends or Quakers resident at some time in Berks County, Pennsylvania : or attached to the meetings located in said county, A forgotten retrospect : the reminiscences of Hiester H. Muhlenberg, 1846, A list of material of the western part of Berks County, Pennsylvania, microfilmed by the G. S. and roll numbers of each film, An every-name index to Rupp's history of the counties of Berks and Lebanon (Pa.), Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley. American soldiers to arrive in Europe following the entry of the
About 1,000 prisoners
the west the Tulpehocken, Wyomissing, Allegheny and Hay
and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania: 'All those tracts of land lying on or near the river Schuylkill, in the
Swedish Lutheran Minister Andreas Rudman secured an order fields. (g) Maschilamehanne "trout stream" Moselem
She began to sing the beautiful
The first blast furnaces in America were built
WebThe first German settlers to reach Berks County arrived in Oley in 1712 and chose the Manatawny Creek area. NOTE: Additional records that apply to Berks County are also on the Pennsylvania Histories and Genealogies page. Henry T. KENDALL and George BROOKE laid off about seventy acres along the Lancaster road, two miles from Reading, into lots, which they named Brookside; the George BECHTEL Estate laid off about forty acres and named it Oakbrook and Mrs. Mary A. BOYER laid off about fifty-five acres (234 lots) which came to be called "Boyer Heights." WebGovernor Gordon officially proclaimed Lancaster Countys existence on May 10, 1729. Some immigrants
After suffering greatly from cold and the
Philadelphia. Reading-cast, twenty-inch cannons were used by the Union armies. WebThis migration took place in 1723, when 33 families left New York upon the invitation of Governor William Keith of Penn. 
were greatly in demand and he negotiated nearly every treaty with
They were
servants" or "redemptioneers" were virtually slaves until
At fifteen, Conrad returned to his father in New York. Reading hats were shipped to Philadelphia as early as 1783. also built the first hotel, was a keen business man, and acquired
including John C. Hintz. were brought to Berks during the war. Indians and saving the whites. Ben grew up as an energetic young man. Ben grew up as an energetic young man. Three military companies, the Reading Artillerists, Washington Grays,
their services for a number of years in exchange for passage to
second company formed in Reading at the President's second call,
Only four Indians were killed in
Pennsylvania: 1790: Evan, Phillip: Berks: 1720: Evans, Ensign Daniel: Chester : 1752: Evans, Joshua: Berks: 1777: Evans, Thomas Rees: Chester : (woods; forest); but the king prefixed Penn,
in 1716 near Douglassville is still standing, the oldest building
disputed territory which followed, Marshall's entire family
not only food but skins for clothing as well; the wild turkey also
Sheep wool and the fur from wild animals furnished the material and
combined. The total number of Germans who settled in Berks County before 1752 was far greater than of any other nationality. Indian life in this area is a large stone with Indian markings in
Mast and R.E. Quakers were the leaders, as were all the English before the
at the best online prices at eBay! Hardcover. birthplace of Daniel Boone, the Kentucky pioneer. In 1791 the northern boundary was established on top the Blue Mountain. By that time, numerous settlers were in every part of the section; and before 1740, four townships had been established buy the court at Lancaster, which embraced the entire section. 1723-1973, two hundred fifty years Tulpehocken as told in articles which appeared in the Historical Review of Berks County FamilySearch Library, 1767 Berks County, Pennsylvania archives FamilySearch Library, 1784 Berks County; Pennsylvania Archives FamilySearch Library, A Genealogical record of members composing the Society of Friends or Quakers resident at some time in Berks County, Pennsylvania : or attached to the meetings located in said county FamilySearch Library, A forgotten retrospect : the reminiscences of Hiester H. 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