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Source:
History of
Berks County
in
Pennsylvania
By
Morton L. Montgomery
member of the Berks County Bar.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Philadelphia:
Everts, Peck & Richards
1886
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
PREFACE.
| |
Page |
| INTRODUCTION |
1 |
| CHAPTER I. -
|
5 |
- Early
Settlers; Dutch, Swedes, English, German,
etc.
- Provincial and Constitutional Government
- Purchases of Territory from the Indians
- Counties erected
- Development |
| CHAPTER II.
- |
26 |
Physical
Geography of Berks County
- Geology
- Minerals
- Botany
- Mountains
- Valeys
- Streams
- Relatives Elevations |
| CHAPTER III.
- |
56 |
Indians
- Origin
- Delawares: Tribes, Clans and Sachems
- Ganawese
- Five Nations
- Manners and Customs
- Retreat of Indians
- Present Location
- Villages
- Indian Names
- Indian Relics |
| CHAPTER IV.
- |
67 |
Nationalities
- Swedes
- Germans
- English
- Welsh
- Irish
- Hebrews
- Negroes |
| CHAPTER V. |
72 |
Erection of
County
- Genral Situation of Territory
- Petitions for County
- Act erecting County
- Districts
- Names of Townships and Towns
- Reductions of Territory, Northumberland County and Schuylkill County
- New Counties Proposed. |
| CHAPTER VI.
- |
84 |
Agriculture
- General Condition and Progress
- County Society and Exhibitions
- Farms, Productions, etc., of County 1870 and 1880 |
| CHAPTER V. -
|
87 |
Early and
General Industries
- Early Furnaces and Forges of County
- Production, 1828-30
- Industries in 1840
- Comparative Statement, 1850-76
- Memorial for National Foundry
- Summary of Present Furnaces, Forges and Mills
- Comparative Table of Statistics for 1880
- Production of Iron in County at three recent periods
- General Industries
- Statistics of Manufactures of County, 1870 and 1880. |
| CHAPTER
VIII. - |
104 |
French and
Indian War
- Military Periods
- Cause of War
- Officers, Supplies, etc.
- Colonial Forts
- Burd's Journal
- Invasion of County by Indians
- Numerous Letters on Sufferings of Early Inhabitants
- Peace Declared
- Persons Murdered, Taken Prisoners and Missing |
| CHAPTER IX.
- |
136 |
Revolution
and Independence
- Revolution
- Stamp Duty
- Patriotic Spirit of Reading
- Various Committees chosen
- Battle at Lexington awakens County
- Companies from Berks County
- Conscientious Scruples against War -
- Tory Feeling in County
- English Prisoners at Reading
- Associations
- Brigacier-General Elected
- Quota of County Exceeded
- Patriotism of Joseph Hiester
- Battle of Long Island
- Deserters
- Hessian Prisoners
- Hessian Camp Surprised
- Hessian Officer Drowned
- Militia Refuse to March
- Militia Returns of County
- Army Supplies
- Affairs at Reading in 1777
- Conway Cabal
- Duel at Reading
- Independence Won and Peace Declared
- Revolutionary Survivors
- Continental Paper Money |
| CHAPTER X. -
|
167 |
Whisky
Insurrection of 1794
- House Tax and Liberty Poles of
1799
- Embargo of 1807
- War of 1812-15 and Companies of County Enlisted |
| CHAPTER XI.
- |
180 |
Mexican War
- Cause of the War
- Reading Artillerists Departure for Mexico
- Participation in War
- Battles Engaged In
- Return of Artillerists
- Brilliant Reception |
| CHAPTER XII.
- |
186 |
Civil War
- Introduction
- Patriotism of County
- War Meetings and Appropriations
- Ladies' Aid Society
- Reading Hospital
- Drafts and Quotas of Berks County
- Northern Men in Service
- Summary of Battles
- Paper Money
- List of Companies from Berks County in Civil War
- President's Call for Troops
- First Companies in War
- Ringgold Light Artillery of First Company
- Statement of Captain McKnight
- Soldiers of Berks County in Three Months' Service, 1861;
- Three Years' Service; Drafted Militia of 1862; Volunteer Militia of
1863; One Hundred Days' Service of 1863; One
Year's Service 1864-65
- Miscellaneous Enlistments from Berks County
- Grand Army Posts
- Society of Ex-Prisoner's of War. |
| CHAPTER
XIII. |
349 |
Militia
- Legislative Provision
- County Battalion of 1783
- County Militia proffer Services to President Adams in 1798
- County Military Division
- Encampment at Reading in 1842
- Battalion Day of 1843
- County Militia Companies in 1856
- State National Guard
- Reading Artillerists
- Military Cadets |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
357 |
Religious
Denominations
- Lutherans
- Reformed
- Friends
- Baptists
- Dunkards
- Moravians
- Roman Catholics
- Amish
- Other Denominations
- Religious Excitement, Heidelberg and Exeter Meetings
- Sunday Mails
- County Bible Society |
| CHAPTER XV.
- |
374 |
General
Education
- Early Encouragement
- Charity Schools
- Common School Education
- County Institute
- Pay Schools
- Comparative Table of Schools and Scolars |
| CHAPTER XVI.
- |
386 |
| Language,
Manners and Customs |
| CHAPTER XVII
- |
392 |
| Newspapers |
|
| |
Page |
| CHAPTER
XVIII. - |
424 |
Internal
Improvements
- Schuylkill River
- Bridges, Roads and Turnpikes
- Stages, Canals and Railways
- Public County Buildings
- Post-Offices
- Telegraph and Telephone |
| CHAPTER XIX
- |
474 |
Politics and
Civil List
- Election Districts
- Political Sentiment of County
- Prominent Representative Men
- Offices by Special Legislation
- Political Parties
- Political Festivals
- State Conventions and Mass Meetings at Reading
- List of Officials
- Biographical Sketches |
| CHAPTER XX.
- |
532 |
Judiciary -
Bench and Bar
- Judges
- Attorney-at-Law
-
Biographical Sketches |
| CHAPTER XXI.
- |
587 |
Medical
Profession of Berks County
- Early Medical History
- Introduction of Medical Practice into Berks County
- Biographical Sketches
- Medical Faculty of Berks County
- Medical Society of Berks County
- Pathological Society
- Reading Medical Associations
- Homeopathy
- Early History of Homeopathy in Berks County
- Hahnemana Medical Society
- Biographical Sketches of Homoeopathists
- Medical Registry
- Dentistry |
| CHAPTER
XXII. - |
644 |
Census of
Berks County
- Early Population of State
- Rate of Increase of Population
- Census Table of County, 1790 to 1880
- Census of Villages, 1880
- Table of Houses, Farms, etc., in County, 1850
- Taxables and Voters of County, 1876 and 1855
- Property and Money Assessed, 1885 |
| CHAPTER
XXIII. -
READING |
| PART 1. -
Town from 1748 and 1783 |
650 |
-
Selection of Town Site
- Town laid out
- Lots sold at Public Sale
- First Patentees
- Ground Rent
- List of Taxables, 1759
- District of Reading Erected
- Churches
- Schools
- Public Buildings
- Markets and Fairs, Charter to Reading for Them
- Citizens against Change of Government
- Early Innkeepers
- Early Occupations
- Rainbow Fire Company
- No Newspapers nor Internal Improvements
- Fuel, Light and Entertainments -
- Hunting and Fishing
- Indian Invasion
- Revolution
- Prominent Men
- Pound Sterling
- Old Style to New Style |
| PART 2 -
Borough from 1783 to 1847 |
666 |
- Charter
of Incorporation
- Election Districts
- Newspapers
- Post-Office
- Internal Improvements
- Ferries and Bridges
- Fire Companies, Banks and Water Supply
- Light
- Public Buildings
- Stages, Canals and Railway
- Manufactures
- Traffic
- Merchants of Reading in 1830
- Occupations in 1839
- Distinguished Visitors
- Memorial Services
- Memorial servies
- Streets, Changes of Names
- Executions
- Early Exhibitions
- Prominent Men. |
| PART 3 -
City from 1847 to 1886 |
682 |
- Review
of Reading in 1847
- Incorporation
- Development
- Riot in Reading, July, 1877 |
| PART 4 -
Manufacturing Industries |
692 |
| PART 5 -
Internal Improvements |
744 |
- City
Buildings, etc.
- Post Office
- Cemeteries
- Gas and Electric Light
- Halls
- Private Market Houses
- Hospitals
- Private Parks
- Street Railways |
| PART 6 -
Churches |
767 |
| PART 7 -
Schools |
798 |
| PART 8 -
Associations |
811 |
| PART 9 -
Officials |
841 |
| PART 10 -
Census |
853 |
| CHAPTER
XXIV. |
855 |
Boroughs of
County
- Kutztown - 855
- Womelsdorf - 873
- Hamburg - 880
- Birdsboro - 893
- Boyertown - 901
- Bernville - 913
- Fleetwood - 919
- Topton - 926
- Centreport - 927 |
| CHAPTER XXV.
- |
928 |
Townships of
County
- Manaway
Section - 929
- Oley - 930
- Amity - 944
- Colebrookdalae - 962
- Douglass - 967
- Exeter - 972
- Alsace - 983
- Mohlenberg - 992
- Hereford - 996
- Washington - 1000
- Ruscomb-manor - 1006
- Rockland - 1010
- District - 1014
- Earl - 1016
- Pike - 1018
- Ontelaunee Section - 1021
- Maiden-creek - 1022
- Ontelaunee - 1029
- Richmond - 1035
- Maxatawny - 1040
- Longswamp - 1048
- Windsor - 1058
- Perry - 1063
- Albany - 1067
- Greenwich - 1076
- Tulpehocken Section - 1082
- Tulpehocken - 1083
- Upper Tulpehocken - 1093
- Marion - 1097
- Jefferson - 1104
- Heidelberg - 1107
- Lower Heidelberg - 1115
- North Heidelberg - 1125
- Bern - 1127
- Upper Bern - 1132
- Penn - 1136
- Centre - 1139
- Bethel - 1141 - Schuylkill Section
- 1147
- Robeson -
1148
- Caernavon - 1157
- Cumru - 1161
- Spring - 1170
- Brecknock - 1181
- Union - 1185 |
| APPENDIX |
1191 |
| - Early
Townships erected and Taxables assessed in
Schuylkill County before 1811 |
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- ILLUSTRATIONS -
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| |
Page |
| Adler
Building |
395 |
| Arnold,
William |
708 |
| Arthur,
John E. |
268 |
| Baer,
George F. |
578 |
| Baird, Wm.
M. |
569 |
| Banks, John |
541 |
| Barhey,
Peter |
723 |
| Barto, A.
H. |
1006 |
| Batdorff,
M.D.M. |
622 |
| Bear,
Benjamin C. |
1057 |
| Beidler,
Conrad Y. |
1169 |
| Bertolette,
Levi J. |
935 |
| Bethany
Orphans' Home |
1112 |
| Bickel,
Geo. H. |
620 |
| Binder,
Frank G., Res. of |
911 |
| Boone,
Daniel, Birth-place of |
974 |
| Boas, F. S. |
305 |
| Boas,
Augustus F |
744 |
| British
Stamp |
136 |
| Brunner, D.
B. |
382 |
| Brooke,
Geo. |
895 |
| Brooke,
Edward |
894 |
| Buskirk,
Daniel |
557 |
| Carpenter
Hall |
15 |
| Clingan,
Chas. M. |
1189 |
| Clymer,
Daniel R. |
848 |
| Continental
Currency |
166 |
|
Court-House, The Old |
463 |
| Delaware
Indian Family |
58 |
| Delaware
Indian |
57 |
| Dechert,
Elijah |
563 |
| Dives,
Pomeroy & Stewart, Building of |
738 |
| Eckert,
Henry S. |
835 |
| Eckert,
Isaac |
834 |
| Eckert,
Geo. J. |
721 |
| Egelman,
Charles F. |
407 |
| Ermentrout,
Daniel |
512 |
| Ermentrout,
James N. |
546 |
| Ermentrout,
John S. |
380 |
| Evans,
Charles |
757 |
| Evans,
Charles V. R. |
1124 |
| Fegley, L
P. G. |
967 |
| Ferguson,
Nathaniel |
1114 |
| Findlay,
James |
1055 |
| First
Reformed Church |
776 |
| Fisher,
Reily L. |
1113 |
| Focht, L.
H. |
901 |
| Franklin,
Benjamin |
469 |
| Friends'
Meeting-House, 1765 |
781 |
| Friends'
Meeting-House, 1886 |
782 |
| Gerasch,
Charles A. |
599 |
| Getz, J.
Lawrence |
410 |
| Getz, James
K. |
853 |
| Good,
William A., Rev. |
379 |
| Gordon,
David F. |
542 |
| Grim, D. B. |
1081 |
| Hagenman,
J. H. |
543 |
| Harbster,
William |
701 |
| Heinly,
David |
1075 |
| Heller, F.
P. |
733 |
| Hendel,
Henry B. & Co., hat-factory |
711 |
| Hendel,
John |
710 |
| Hiester,
Joseph |
523 |
| Hix, Joseph
S. |
1135 |
| Hoffeditz,
J. C. A. |
219 |
| Hottenstein,
Edward |
624 |
| Howe, M. A.
De Wolfe |
786 |
| Iaeger, G.
F. I. |
889 |
| Jain, the
old |
465 |
|
Jones, Jonathan |
142 |
|
Jones, Jonathan, Res. of |
1160 |
| Keim,
George De Benneville |
179 |
| Keim,
George May |
508 |
| Keim,
George De B |
456 |
| Keim, John |
681 |
| Keim,
William H. |
205 |
| Kehn,
Nicholas |
664 |
| Keller, D.
C. |
263 |
| Keystone
State Normal School |
867 |
| Kline,
Simon |
719 |
| Knabb,
Jacob |
402 |
| Koch,
Daniel |
923 |
| Kraemer,
Louis |
985 |
| Kremp,
Louis |
827 |
| Krick, Adam
B. |
1179 |
| Kutz, David |
555 |
| Lauer,
Frederick |
722 |
| Leoser,
Thomas S. |
185 |
| Levan,
Isaac W. |
714 |
| Lentz, Levi
R. |
638 |
| Levan,
Joseph |
981 |
| Levan,
Nathan |
873 |
|
Lichtenthaeler, B. |
734 |
| Log House,
the first in Pricetown |
1009 |
| Lorah,
George K. |
958 |
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Page |
| Ludwig,
Elam M. |
959 |
| Map,
outline of County |
1 |
| Map showing
purchases from Indians |
18 |
| Map,
Geological, of County |
27 |
| Map,
Geological, of County |
27 |
| Marks, W.
F. |
634 |
| Mauger, D.
B. |
971 |
| McHose,
Isaac |
716 |
| McKnight,
David |
837 |
| McLean,
Joseph A. |
250 |
| McManus,
John |
696 |
| McMichael,
Richards |
321 |
| Miller, J.
B. |
916 |
| Mishler
Academy, auditorium of |
761 |
| Mishler
Academy, stage of |
700 |
|
Montgomery, M. L. |
frontis-
piece |
| Muhlenberg,
H. A. |
515 |
| Muhlenberg,
H. H. |
833 |
| Muhlenberg,
Henry A. |
506 |
| Nagle, H.
M. |
610 |
| Nagle,
Peter, Jr. |
847 |
| Nicolls, G.
A. |
454 |
| Otto, Bodo,
Dr. |
591 |
| Otto, John
B. |
593 |
| Pearson,
John S. |
740 |
| Penn,
William |
10 |
| Plank, D.
Heber |
615 |
| Printz,
John H. |
718 |
| Prison,
ground plan of |
467 |
| Rea, Samuel
M. |
1190 |
| Reading
Passenger tation |
452 |
| Reading
roads, plan of |
442 |
| Reading,
early surveys of |
651 |
| Reading,
paper money |
672 |
| Reading,
town plan of 1748 |
652 |
| Reading
Hospital |
764 |
| Reading
Hardware Company |
706 |
| Reber,
James T. |
742 |
| Reservoir
and present jail |
466 |
| Rhoads,
Ezekiel |
955 |
| Rhoads,
Thomas J. B. |
909 |
| Richards,
John S. |
566 |
| Ritter,
William S. |
397 |
|
Rittenhouse, S. R. |
632 |
| Rocks in
Rockland |
1011 |
| Rosenthal,
W. |
413 |
| Rowe, W. G. |
852 |
| Sanitary
Fair Buildings |
191 |
| Schaeffer,
John |
913 |
| Schaeffer,
Lewis |
925 |
| Schmucker,
E. Z. |
636 |
| Schneider,
Ephraim |
982 |
| Schwartz,
H. H. |
547 |
| Schwartz,
John |
510 |
| Schweitzer,
Samuel A. |
1184 |
| Seidel,
Franklin |
1028 |
| Seyfert,
Simon |
694 |
| Shaffner,
Jacob |
1093 |
| Shoemaker,
Charles E. |
613 |
|
Shollenberger, J. M. |
312 |
| Slegel, E. |
644 |
| Smith,
George |
739 |
| Smith, L.
Heber |
1156 |
| Smith, Levi
B. |
1154 |
| Spohn,
Daniel |
730 |
| Stein, Adam |
1080 |
| St. Luke's
Lutheran Church |
774 |
| Stitzel,
George D. |
553 |
| Stoudt,
George K. |
1092 |
| Stuyvesant,
Peter |
7 |
| Swedes'
Buildling |
945 |
| Swedes'
Church |
948 |
| Times and
Journal Building |
399 |
| Trinity
Lutheran Church |
768 |
| Tyson,
Henry A. |
850 |
| Umbenhauer,
William |
1138 |
| Van Reed,
Charles |
1121 |
| Van Reed,
Charles, residence & paper-mills of |
1120 |
| Van Reed,
Charles L. |
1123 |
| Van Reed,
Henry |
545 |
| Van Reed,
Henry Z. |
1122 |
| Walter,
Robert |
1125 |
| Washington
Grays |
179 |
| Weaver,
Jeremiah |
961 |
| Weidman, W.
Murray |
618 |
| Weidman, B.
B. |
1178 |
| Wertz,
Samuel |
1180 |
| Wheeler,
Caleb |
741 |
| Whitner,
George K. |
755 |
| Wley, O. H. |
603 |
| Wiley,
Penrose |
602 |
| Woodward,
W. J. |
530 |
| Yokum,
William |
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