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The Oley Valley is a valley 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Reading, Pennsylvania. It covers all of Oley, Pike, Ruscombmanor, Alsace, and part of Exeter Township. The valley is drained by Manatawny and Pine Creeks, and is a part of the Schuylkill River system. At the center of the valley is the village of Oley. The village has a strong historical ...
Today, the Sacred Oak still grows in a forested area just off Friedensburg Road in Oley Township.In the past, people were allowed to visit the tree, but now the land is considered private property and, due to evidence and sightings of pagan worship ceremonies, is typically off limits to visitors. [3]
Shaped rock piles on boulders at the Oley Hills site Large shaped rock pile at the Oley Hills site Cairn or rock pile at the Oley Hills site: sometimes said to resemble a turtle The Oley Hills site , or Oley Hills stone work site , located in Berks County, Pennsylvania , is an enigmatic complex of snaking dry stone walls, carefully shaped rock ...
In 1730, Squire Boone, Daniel Boone's father, built a log cabin in the Oley Valley in what is now Berks County near present-day Reading. Daniel Boone was born in the 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story log house. One wall was built of native stone. The basement of the house served as a spring house. It provided easy access to water for cleaning, cooking and ...
Sep. 20—Anyone who's been to the Oley Valley Community Fair can attest that a lot goes on at the Oley Fire Company Fairgrounds for three days each September. Bringing it all together requires a ...
Historic Farm and Barn Foundation of Pennsylvania: The Oley Valley Barn Conference Tour by Gregory Huber. The Story of a Grand Lady's Treasure Casket of Ancient Days. Ms. H. deB Keim, American Monthly Magazine, Jan.-Dec., 1910. Vol. 37 p. 18-25. Published by the National Society for the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Berks County is home to an Old Order Mennonite community consisting of about 160 families, located in the East Penn Valley near Kutztown and Fleetwood. [11] The Old Order Mennonites first bought land in the area in 1949. [12] In 2012, Old Order Mennonites bought two large farms in the Oley Valley.