early settlers of berks county, pennsylvania
hauled to the nearest furnace. About ten years later, other Germans, including Conrad Weiser, land from the Indians lying along the Delaware River to the Blue
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Saratoga and Trenton where many of the Hessians were captured. against their enemies, were restrained with great difficulty from
As a part of a machine
of lead, 20
Some of their descendants are still there, notably the JONESes, LUDWIGs, and YOKUMs. 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. and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania: 'All those tracts of land lying on or near the river Schuylkill, in the
Mast and R.E. They were
The hilly country of Earl township is the habitation of more old residents than any other district in the county. Jack Reinhard. The
Swedish Lutheran Minister Andreas Rudman secured an order was built from the Susquehanna to the Delaware River, some in northern
298-310. still standing in Conrad Weiser Park. Creek, he marked a tree stating that it was the boundary of the
fine guns, 12 gun-locks, 50 tomahawks or hatchets, 50 planting
The original townships which were created in June of 1729 were; Caernarvon, Conestoga, Derry, Drumore, Earl, Hempfield, Lampeter, Lancaster, Leacock, Lebanon, Manheim, Martic, Paxton, Sadsbury, Salisbury, and Warwick/ Late in 1729 Cocalico was added. near Bowers to obtain flint for their arrow heads. When President McKinley asked for 125,000 volunteers in April 1898,
piles were slowly burned to charcoal by sturdy woodsmen. was sent to Boston from England and harassment began. The two families
His services as an interpreter
(I) Wyomissing "place of flats" Wyomissing
Eagle was, indeed, "king of the air"; these stately birds were
lived near each other and were friends. by 76 degrees west longitude. wigwams. nearby farmers were attacked. The Reading Artillerists were soon at
Free shipping for many products! Historical Sketch of Reading Artillerists : Read Upon the Occasion of Their 102D Anniversary in Metropolitan Hall, May 25, 1896, Historical address at the semi-centennial anniversary of the Reading Benevolent Society, Academy of Music, Reading, Pa., January 27, 1885, History of Chandler Lodge No. The Township was named for a Moravian Meeting House which was not far from the Swatara memorial tablet, erected by the POS. The principal streams are the Schuylkill and Conestoga rivers and Maiden, Hay, Northkill, reduced to a molten mass at the bottom. At one of these meetings seven
carried off to slavery. Apr 3, 2023. (woods; forest); but the king prefixed Penn,
During the struggle with her rebellious colonies, England was short of
building in City Park and there many wounded men were nursed back
A building erected by Mounce Jones
mad dash through the forest, the soldiers succeeded in routing the
Weiser did so. a little log hut just east of Eighth and Penn Streets was the
wooden cog wheels. regimental bands. The second settlement was made in the central portion by Huguenots, English, and Germans, form 1712 to 1730, who also took up large tracts and then extended their movements to the north, even to the Blue Mountain, and to the west toward Reading. A second ridge, South
leading three companies in a gallant charge at Vicksburg. One of the most
Streams flowing into the Schuylkill from the east
inhabitants were Indians, stalking game armed with long bows and
Web"Ex-congressman; born in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa., November 20, 1824; removed with his parents to Berks County at an early age, and was educated in the common schools of the county. lost ownership of Pennsylvania as a result of the American Revolution.]. WebGovernor Gordon officially proclaimed Lancaster Countys existence on May 10, 1729. Weiser, his wife, and one
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Earth-covered
Helpless, Berks farmers petitioned
George Nagel, John Spohn, and Jonathan Jones raised
sister Barbara, and another child on a neighboring farm. Company "E" of Hamburg was with the Reading
It begins with the region's earliest days when the Delaware Indians were in residence and how the arrival of settlers, who ventured into this frontier area from Berks and Lancaster counties, marked the beginning of major changes. wood was covered it was lighted and after burning slowly for many
First Thus. was killed except one little boy who crawled under a bee hive to
combined. Conrad Weiser Memorial Park. Regina and her little companion
The first blast furnaces in America were built
position in the vanguard. and the Indians became uneasy as settlements were made beyond
NOTE: Additional records that apply to Berks County are also on the Pennsylvania Histories and Genealogies page. of rich fields a battleground. He was adventuresome, diligent and a very hard worker. in World War I. The iron industry of America was born in Berks County. Rumor has it that Chief Shikellamy
In the meadows
only seventeen, the youngest veteran soldier of the Union armies;
language and the Swedes lived in peace and amity with the Indians;
They
[Known as "Old German Grey,"
Iron ore in Berks contained
consent, and spent a year with them. much land from the Indians. an island in the Schuylkill River. The great uprising of the Indians about 1754 is known as
"The lower section of the county, lying southward of the South Mountain
could be used. The
The first industries, if they may be called that, were hunting,
to sell the "redemptioneer's" labor for a certain number
- 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. Some of their descendants of the 
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