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Berks County (Pennsylvania Dutch: Barricks Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census , the county's population was 428,849. [ 2 ] The county seat is Reading , the fourth-most populous city in the state. [ 3 ]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
Founded in 1869, the Historical Society of Berks County (HSBC) operates the Berks History Center as a museum and library located in Reading, Pennsylvania.The Society's mission, as described on its website, is "to focus attention on the unique local history, the vast material culture, and the diverse cultural heritage of Berks County by preserving, archiving, and promoting this material to ...
The Bloody Springs massacre was an attack by Lenape warriors on homesteads in what is now Berks County, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 1757, during the French and Indian War. The Spatz family and other settlers were killed at a spring near modern-day Strausstown, Pennsylvania, causing the water to run red with the blood of the family. The story of ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Berks County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available.
Jul. 25—If you have ever crossed the bridge over the Tulpehocken Creek at Gring's Mill Recreation Area in Spring Township and taken a left to stroll along the Union Canal Towpath up to the Red ...
Pages in category "History of Berks County, Pennsylvania" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
According to Phoebe L. Hopkins of the Berks County Conservancy, who was involved in preparing the June 1984 application to the National Register for creation of the Tulpehocken Creek Historic District, this district "is significant as the original settlement area of Western Berks County.