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This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Berks County.
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. There are 66 historical markers located in Berks County.
Historical markers Marker title ImageDate dedicatedLocationMarker type TopicsAnthony SadowskiU.S. 422 eastbound near graveyard, DouglassvilleRoadsideEarly Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native AmericanBaird House5th & Washington Sts., SW corner, Reading (Missing)CityEnvironment, Professions & VocationsBen AustrianNew Bethel Union Church Cemetery, RD 2, KemptonRoadsideArtistsBerks CountyCourthouse, N. 6th & Court Sts., ReadingCityGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, IronBethel A.M.E. Church119 N. 10th St., ReadingCityAfrican American, Buildings, Religion, Underground RailroadCarl A. SpaatzPa. 562 (S. Reading Ave.) at W. 2nd St., BoyertownRoadsideMilitary, Military Post-Civil WarCharming ForgeU.S. 422, WomelsdorfRoadsideAmerican Revolution, Buildings, Business & Industry, Iron, Professions & VocationsChrist Little Tulpehocken ChurchSR 4010 W of BernvilleRoadsideBuildings, ReligionColebrookdale Furnacen/aPa. 562 near SR 2040 SW of BoyertownRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Furnaces, IronConrad WeiserU.S. 422, Weiser Homestead, E of WomelsdorfRoadsideEarly Settlement, Government & Politics, Native AmericanConrad Weiser Trading Post505 Penn St., Penn Sq., ReadingCityBuildings, Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Native American, Professions & VocationsDaniel Boonen/aU.S. 422, 2 miles SE of BaumstownRoadsideEducation, Houses & Homesteads, Professions & VocationsDaniel BooneU.S. 422 westbound at SR 2041 just E of Baumstown; U.S. 422 eastbound at Baumstown Union Sunday SchoolRoadsideEducation, Houses & Homesteads, Professions & VocationsDaniel Boone (1734-1820) - PLAQUEn/aUS 422 between Baumstown and DouglassvillePlaqueExplorationDaniel Boone Homesteadn/aSR 2041 N of BaumstownRoadsideBuildings, Early Settlement, Houses & HomesteadsDe Benneville HousePa. 622, 1.5 miles N of Yellow HouseRoadsideHouses & Homesteads, ReligionDe Turk HouseJunction PA 73 & Memorial Hwy. (PA 662), near DeTurk Rd., just S of OleyRoadsideEarly Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, ReligionDoctor Jonathan Potts545 Penn St., Penn Sq., ReadingCityAmerican Revolution, MilitaryDr. Bodo Otto525 Penn St., Penn Sq., ReadingCityAmerican Revolution, Medicine & Science, Military, Professions & VocationsDuryea DriveIntersection of Clymer & 13th Sts. at Park Dr., ReadingRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Invention, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations, TransportationDuryea DriveIn Reading at 1st curve on road to Pagoda, about 65' from curveRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Invention, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations, TransportationDuryea DriveIn Reading, on Mount Penn at PagodaRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Invention, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations, TransportationEight-Cornered SchoolU.S. 422 in Sinking Spring (Missing)CityEducation, ReligionExeter Friends MeetingMeetinghouse Road, .5 mile S of Pa. 562 & 2 mile W of Yellow HouseRoadsideAbraham Lincoln, Buildings, ReligionFederal Inn445 Penn St., Penn Sq., ReadingCityBuildings, Business & Industry, George Washington, Military, Inns & Taverns, Whiskey RebellionFisher HousePa. 622, 1.4 miles N of Yellow HouseRoadsideBuildings, Houses & HomesteadsFort HenryPa. 501, 2 miles N of BethelRoadsideForts, French & Indian War, MilitaryGoshenhoppenPa. 100 (7th & Main Sts.), BallyRoadsideEarly Settlement, Education, ReligionHawk Mountain SanctuaryHawk Mountain Road, at path to North Lookout RoadsideEducation, Environment, Science & Medicine, Sports & Recreation, WomenHenry A. Muhlenberg400 Penn St., ReadingCityGovernment & Politics, ReligionHereford FurnacePa. 29 & 100 at junction SR 1010, HerefordRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Furnaces, IronHessian CampMineral Spring Rd. (Business U.S. 422 westbound) at 18th St., ReadingRoadsideAmerican Revolution, Ethnic & ImmigrationHessian CampPa. 73 & U.S. 422, Mineral Spring Park (Missing)RoadsideEthnic & ImmigrationHiester Home439 Penn St., Penn Sq., ReadingCityAmerican Revolution, Government & Politics, Governors, Houses & Homesteads, MilitaryHopewell VillagePa. 10, S of PlowvilleRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Furnaces, IronHopewell VillageU.S. 422 east & westbound at Pa. 82, BaumstownRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Furnaces, IronHunter Liggett145 S. 6th St. at Chestnut, ReadingCityMilitary, Military Post-Civil WarJames Maurer (1864-1944)Heritage Park near Workers' Memorial, 8th & Canal Sts., ReadingRoadsideGovernment & Politics 20th Century, LaborJeremiah Sweinhart and Successors3rd. & Walnut Sts., BoyertownRoadsideAgriculture, Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Military, TransportationJohn A. ShulzeConrad Weiser Pkwy. (US 422) at Main St. & Longs Church Ln., outside StouchsburgRoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, GovernorsJoseph HiesterPa. 183 at SR 3051 & 3053 near LeinbachsRoadsideAmerican Revolution, Government & Politics, Governors, Mansions & Manors, MilitaryLincoln Homestead5700 Perkiomen Ave. (US 422), near Lincoln Rd., Reading / Exeter Twp.RoadsideAbraham Lincoln, Early Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Houses & HomesteadsNorthkill AmishOld U.S. 22, 1 mile W of ShartlesvilleRoadsideEarly Settlement, Native American, ReligionOley MoraviansMemorial Hwy. (PA 622), near Mine Ln., 1 mile S of OleyRoadsideEarly Settlement, Education, ReligionPenn's CommonPerkiomen Ave. (Business U.S. 422 westbound) at 11th & Penn Sts., ReadingCityGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, William PennPilger RuhBethel Rd. (PA 501) at Pilger Ruh Rd., N of Bethel near Schuylkill Co. lineRoadsideEnvironment, Native American, Paths & Trails, ReligionReadingn/aLancaster Ave. (Bus. 222) at Summit Ave., S end of cityRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & PoliticsReadingU.S. 122 SRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & PoliticsReadingU.S. 122 NRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & PoliticsReadingn/aN 5th St. Hwy. / Allentown Pike (US 222) at N city line, just S of Warren St. Bypass (PA 12)RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & PoliticsReadingn/aPenn Ave. (Bus. Rt. 422) just W of Ben Franklin Hwy. / Conrad Weiser Pkwy. cloverleafRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Cities & Towns, Ethnic & ImmigrationReading Railroad Massacre7th & Penn Sts., ReadingCityLabor, Railroads, TransportationRhoads Opera House FireFairview Cemetery, north side of W Philadelphia Ave., BoyertownRoadsideBuildings, Government & Politics 20th CenturyRobesonia Furnacen/aU.S. 422 (Penn Ave.) at Freeman St., RobesoniaRoadsideBuildings, Business & Industry, Furnaces, Iron, Professions & VocationsSkew BridgeN. 6th St. at railroad bridge, near Woodward St., ReadingCityBridges, Railroads, TransportationSolomon Boscov1400 Block N. 9th St., ReadingCityBusiness & Industry, Ethnic & ImmigrationSwedish PioneersE Main St. / W Schuylkill Rd. (PA 724) just NW of River Bridge Rd., 5 miles SE of BirdsboroRoadsideEarly Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Houses & Homesteads, William PennThomas MifflinU.S. 222 (E. Lancaster Ave.) at Mifflin Blvd., ShillingtonRoadsideAmerican Revolution, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Governors, MilitaryThomas RutterPine Forge Academy off Pine Forge Rd. (SR 2063), Pine ForgeCityAfrican American, Business & Industry, Education, Iron, Mansions & Manors, Professions & Vocations, Underground RailroadThompson's Rifle Battalion: Capt. George Nagel's Company940 Centre Ave. (Pa. 61), Greenfield Manor section of ReadingRoadsideAmerican Revolution, MilitaryTulpehocken PathLancaster Ave. (PA 501) at Schubert Rd., just N of I-78/US22, 1 mile N of Bethel RoadsideForts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American, Paths & TrailsTulpehocken PathConrad Weiser Pkwy. / W Penn Ave. (US 422), at Conrad Weiser Homestead E of WomelsdorfRoadsideGovernment & Politics, Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation, William PennTulpehocken PathPA 419 N of Host (Missing)RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation, William PennUnion CanalMorgantown Rd. (PA 10) & Philadelphia Ave. (PA 724), 2 miles S of ReadingRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Canals, Mills, Navigation, TransportationUnion CanalPa. 183, .9 mile SE of BernvilleRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Canals, Mills, Navigation, TransportationUnion CanalUpper Van Reed Rd. near Tulpehocken Creek, .1 mile S of Leinbachs, BernvilleRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Canals, Mills, Navigation, TransportationWallace Stevens (1879-1955)323 N 5th St., ReadingCityWritersWilliam Penn - First Visit to America - PLAQUEUS 422, .8 mile SE of Baumstown (264 E Ben Franklin Hwy., Birdsboro)PlaqueExploration, William PennWilliam StrongNW corner, 5th & Court Sts., ReadingCityGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations
See also
List of Pennsylvania state historical markers National Register of Historic Places listings in Berks County, Pennsylvania
References
External links Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission