Moselem, Pennsylvania

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Moselem, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Moselem
Coordinates: 40°30′2″N75°53′3″W / 40.50056°N 75.88417°W / 40.50056; -75.88417 Coordinates: 40°30′2″N75°53′3″W / 40.50056°N 75.88417°W / 40.50056; -75.88417
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Berks
Township Richmond
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1181601 [1]

Moselem is an unincorporated community in Richmond Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Moselem is located along Pennsylvania Route 662, east of Maiden Creek. [2]

History

A post office called Moselem was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1907. [3] Moselem is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "trout stream". [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Moselem". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Berks County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Wagner, A. E.; Balthaser, Francis Wilhauer; Hoch, D. K. (1913). The Story of Berks County (Pennsylvania). Eagle Book and Job Press. p. 28.
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