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Berwick was founded by Evan Owen, a Welsh Quaker and surveyor. He was the son of Hugh Owen from Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Berwick was named after Berwick-upon-Tweed, England. Situated on the north bank of the Susquehanna River, the borough was first settled in 1769, founded in 1786, and incorporated in 1818.
Berwick was founded as an Anglo-Saxon settlement in the Kingdom of Northumbria, which was annexed by England in the 10th century. [3] A civil parish and town council were formed in 2008 comprising the communities of Berwick, Spittal and Tweedmouth . [ 4 ]
Berwick-upon-Tweed was a local government district and borough in Northumberland in the north-east of England, on the border with Scotland.The district had a resident population of 25,949 according to the 2001 census, which also notes that it is the most ethnically homogeneous in the country, with 99.6% of the population recording themselves in the 2001 census as White.
Berwick is a town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,946 at the 2010 census . [ 2 ] It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Berwick is a town in York County, Maine, United States, ... Gibbens would eventually found a trading post to sell arms and ammunition to fellow white settlers. [4]
Berwick Castle is a ruined castle in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. History. 19th-century engraving of Berwick Castle by William Miller after J. M ...
Berwick Castle was to the west of the town, separated by a broad moat; this made the town and castle independent strongholds. [18] Some sources state that in 1355 the town's and castle's defences were in good repair, [ 19 ] while others hold that they had been ill maintained. [ 8 ]
Wise Foods was founded in 1921 in Berwick, Pennsylvania by Earl Wise and was initially called the 'Wise Potato Chip Company. [2] Wise owned Wise Delicatessen and began making potato chips as a way to make use of excess potatoes, [2] initially cooking them in his mother's kitchen, [2] and then selling them to customers in brown paper bags.