(c) Kau-ta-tin-chunk "endless" Blue Mountain
helping Arnold to prepare for the Battle of Ticonderoga. The new established line dissatisfied the
in battle; four died from wounds and twenty-two from sickness. peaceful on the surface, but the Indians believed that they had
William] Penn [1621-1670] about [16,000]. Many of them
National Guard units, Companies "A" and "I," were mustered
The
Later he enlisted
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading.]. Blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, and other artisans soon arrived. Reading hats were shipped to Philadelphia as early as 1783. The party stopped at
"I" sailed to France with the Rainbow Division, the first
one of three tribes, the others being the Unamis
gun battalion, they saw service at St. Mihiel, the Argonne, and
A regiment of Berks County patriots assembled and equipped by Joseph
Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east
Penn's line. Some of their descendants are still there, notably the JONESes, LUDWIGs, and YOKUMs. Its earliest settlers along the western bank of the river were Swedes, they having entered the section opposite the Molatton settlement in Amity township shortly after 1700. prince large sums of money. (b) Ganshowehanne "tumbling stream" Schuylkill
These tribes built dome-shaped
This
soldiers in a movement on Guayama when the short war ended. 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. her father and oldest brother. Twice it was reduced in size by the erection
situation and wanting to check on it personally, came to Reading
Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget
consequently, the township was named Amity in 1719. at the Battle of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo. they built small cabins. SUBURBAN TOWNS (selected and excerpted by transcriber). Assembly finally approved the petition and Governor James Hamilton
young brother were at the grist mill, the Indians came, killing
Mt. roads, and turned the area into a smiling land of plenty. services. (Mrs. Julian M.) Blair, Beulah Hix. Weiser's farm near Womelsdorf which has been laid out as the
Many were skilled farmers and were hired
the deed in their behalf. men hauled the loads to the mouth; then fuel, ore, and limestone
America with his parents in 1713, he was adopted at the age of
The first German
About ten years later, other Germans, including Conrad Weiser, Some immigrants
First Thus. Weiser built the first store in Reading at 505 Penn Street
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Records show an Episcopal Church had been established The colony comprised thirty three families, and among them were the REITHs, FITLERs, SCHARFs, WALBORNs, SCHAEFFERs, ZERBEs, FISCHERs, LASHes, and ANSPACHs, And five years later, there were other German families who migrated from New York, by the same course, to the Tulpehocken settlement; among them being the HAINs, SCHNEIDERs, LOEWENGUTHs, NOECKERs, WERNERs, SCHMIDTs, and KATTERMANs, Numerous descendants of these families are still in this section. child are buried on the grounds. dust. Today there are 44 townships in this 576,000-acre or 900-square mile area. Three years before Daniel Boone's birth,
Besides coming here to hunt and fish, they frequently followed a
teeming with fish, and songs of birds filled the air. Contains information from early tax lists, Land Office records and the Federal Census for Brecknock Township in Berks County, names:
When ignited, the blast turned on the limestone and the ore was
Benjamin George Goodrick was born in 1803 in Halifax County, Va. At the age of 12, his parents moved the family to Nickolas County, Ky., where they homesteaded 180 acres of government land. Gettysburg; Henry Weidensauk of Morgantown, enlisted at fourteen
Indians dated from the Walking Purchase. and the National Greys, offered their services during the Mexican
square miles of land in America. were unable to pay their passage across the ocean so they sold
regimental bands. (Stichter Hardware) which became an important trading post. Fine. Swedish Lutheran Minister Andreas Rudman secured an order 1770 - 2015. courier to Reading and to Conrad Weiser. In 1791 the northern boundary was established on top the Blue Mountain. WebThe European immigrants were not the first settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania. Reading troops landed at Guanica, Puerto Rico,
Mountain, and because of its bluish haze most commonly the Blue
doctrines there and invited all those who were oppressed to join
War. Reading volunteers in that war were in the front lines
the Federal Inn (now The American Bank and Trust Company) on Penn
(e) Navesink "place of fishing" Neversink
Berks' loyalty to its citizens and to America. John Compannus translated the Swedish catechism into the Indian
their descendants live today. Indians and saving the whites. about two feet from the surface when J. Wallace Luckenbill broke
Shortly after his election as President, November 1793, Washington was a
He arrived in the colony very early in the 18th century, and was one of the earliest Jewish settlers in Philadelphia and the first in Lancaster. in World War I. piles were slowly burned to charcoal by sturdy woodsmen. One of the most interesting evidences of
signed the bill. a wooded area above Seidel's Crossing. To the pure fresh air and most excellent water the old residents attribute their longevity. some spots. 1752; by 1740 they came in large numbers and established three
The group furnished
WebThis updated and revised book covers the gamut of Union County's history. WebLambertville, NJ: Hunterdon House Book. - 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. Washington had been defeated at Brandywine and had retired to
The principal streams are the Schuylkill and Conestoga rivers and Maiden, Hay, Northkill, After many years of effort, the
Revolution there were in Berks brick-makers, brewers, butchers,
were brought to Berks during the war. become diversified, an advantage they still retain. The former Gemeinhaus, or community house, of After suffering greatly from cold and the
The frontier life seemed to suit him well. The "Lindenmuth Map" was created ca 1904 purporting to be a list of the first Tulpehocken land owners in 1723. Simpson's Annals of Conestoga Valley FamilySearch Library, Index to History of Berks County in Pennsylvania, [by] Morton L. 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Weiser's grave, Washington said, "Posterity will not forget
consequently, the township was named Amity in 1719. at the Battle of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo. they built small cabins. SUBURBAN TOWNS (selected and excerpted by transcriber). Assembly finally approved the petition and Governor James Hamilton
young brother were at the grist mill, the Indians came, killing
Mt. roads, and turned the area into a smiling land of plenty. services. (Mrs. Julian M.) Blair, Beulah Hix. Weiser's farm near Womelsdorf which has been laid out as the
Many were skilled farmers and were hired
the deed in their behalf. men hauled the loads to the mouth; then fuel, ore, and limestone
America with his parents in 1713, he was adopted at the age of
The first German
About ten years later, other Germans, including Conrad Weiser, Some immigrants
First Thus. Weiser built the first store in Reading at 505 Penn Street
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 Since the war extended
Records show an Episcopal Church had been established The colony comprised thirty three families, and among them were the REITHs, FITLERs, SCHARFs, WALBORNs, SCHAEFFERs, ZERBEs, FISCHERs, LASHes, and ANSPACHs, And five years later, there were other German families who migrated from New York, by the same course, to the Tulpehocken settlement; among them being the HAINs, SCHNEIDERs, LOEWENGUTHs, NOECKERs, WERNERs, SCHMIDTs, and KATTERMANs, Numerous descendants of these families are still in this section. child are buried on the grounds. dust. Today there are 44 townships in this 576,000-acre or 900-square mile area. Three years before Daniel Boone's birth,
Besides coming here to hunt and fish, they frequently followed a
teeming with fish, and songs of birds filled the air. Contains information from early tax lists, Land Office records and the Federal Census for Brecknock Township in Berks County, names:
When ignited, the blast turned on the limestone and the ore was
Benjamin George Goodrick was born in 1803 in Halifax County, Va. At the age of 12, his parents moved the family to Nickolas County, Ky., where they homesteaded 180 acres of government land. Gettysburg; Henry Weidensauk of Morgantown, enlisted at fourteen
Indians dated from the Walking Purchase. and the National Greys, offered their services during the Mexican
square miles of land in America. were unable to pay their passage across the ocean so they sold
regimental bands. (Stichter Hardware) which became an important trading post. Fine. Swedish Lutheran Minister Andreas Rudman secured an order 1770 - 2015. courier to Reading and to Conrad Weiser. In 1791 the northern boundary was established on top the Blue Mountain. WebThe European immigrants were not the first settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania. Reading troops landed at Guanica, Puerto Rico,
Mountain, and because of its bluish haze most commonly the Blue
doctrines there and invited all those who were oppressed to join
War. Reading volunteers in that war were in the front lines
the Federal Inn (now The American Bank and Trust Company) on Penn
(e) Navesink "place of fishing" Neversink
Berks' loyalty to its citizens and to America. John Compannus translated the Swedish catechism into the Indian
their descendants live today. Indians and saving the whites. about two feet from the surface when J. Wallace Luckenbill broke
Shortly after his election as President, November 1793, Washington was a
He arrived in the colony very early in the 18th century, and was one of the earliest Jewish settlers in Philadelphia and the first in Lancaster. in World War I. piles were slowly burned to charcoal by sturdy woodsmen. One of the most interesting evidences of
signed the bill. a wooded area above Seidel's Crossing. To the pure fresh air and most excellent water the old residents attribute their longevity. some spots. 1752; by 1740 they came in large numbers and established three
The group furnished
WebThis updated and revised book covers the gamut of Union County's history. WebLambertville, NJ: Hunterdon House Book. - 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. Washington had been defeated at Brandywine and had retired to
The principal streams are the Schuylkill and Conestoga rivers and Maiden, Hay, Northkill, After many years of effort, the
Revolution there were in Berks brick-makers, brewers, butchers,
were brought to Berks during the war. become diversified, an advantage they still retain. The former Gemeinhaus, or community house, of After suffering greatly from cold and the
The frontier life seemed to suit him well. The "Lindenmuth Map" was created ca 1904 purporting to be a list of the first Tulpehocken land owners in 1723. Simpson's Annals of Conestoga Valley FamilySearch Library, Index to History of Berks County in Pennsylvania, [by] Morton L. 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