Berks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 411,442. The county seat is Reading.
Bern Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population is 6,797. The township is in Schuylkill Valley School District.
Leesport is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,918 at the 2010 census.
Maidencreek Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,126 at the 2010 census.
Muhlenberg Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 19,628 at the 2010 census. Making it the third most populous township in Berks County after Spring Township and, Exeter Township. It was named for Lutheran pastor Henry Muhlenberg, who is on the township seal.
Lynn Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. The largest township by area in Lehigh County, it is the most rural and least densely populated township in the county.
Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district is represented by Democrat Conor Lamb. The district encompasses all of Beaver County and most of western Allegheny County, as well as a portion of southwestern Butler County.
Maiden Creek is a 20.3-mile-long (32.7 km) tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The name "Maiden" is an English translation of the Native American word Ontelaunee.
Kistler Creek is a 6.8-mile-long (10.9 km) tributary of Maiden Creek in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The 5th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Barry Jozwiak since 2014.
Dauberville is a census-designated place in Centre Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the Schuylkill River near the Ontelaunee Township border. Students living in the town attend the Schuylkill Valley School District. The community is located within the Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is a more distant town within the Philadelphia CMSA. As of the 2010 census, the population was 848 residents.
Evansville is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is located along the shores of Ontelaunee Lake in Maidencreek Township, and is served by the Fleetwood Area School District.
Molltown is a small unincorporated community in central Berks County, Pennsylvania, located in the Fleetwood Area School District. The small village is located near Lake Ontelaunee, and is located on Maidencreek Road, a back road in the area.
Davies House, also known as "Twin Spruce," is a historic home located in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1767 and 1772, and is a 2 1/2-story, fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof. It has a two-story, stone and frame addition to the west, with a one-story half gable addition on that. The additions were completed by 1835. It is Georgian in style with Federal style details. Also on the property is a contributing stone smokehouse / cold cellar.
Dauberville Bridge was a historic concrete arch bridge spanning the Schuylkill River between Centre Township and Ontelaunee Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was a multiple span 408-foot-long (124 m), concrete arch bridge with four spans, constructed in 1908. Each span was 75 feet (23 m) long. The bridge was demolished and replaced in 1991.
Berkley Historic District is a national historic district located in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 14 contributing buildings on 4 contributing properties in the hamlet of Berkley built between 1758 and 1856. They are the Francis Parvin Homestead, separately listed Davies House, Georgian style Roberta and Richard Schmehl House, and Dunkle House. The Parvin homestead includes the Parvin House. It was built in 1758 and expanded in 1856. It is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, side gabled dwelling with a front porch added about 1880. Also on the homestead is a barn built about 1800. The Parvin family was active in the local Quaker community and the property may have been a station on the Underground Railroad.
Lindy V. Vicari was an American businessman, philanthropist, and stock car racing promoter and operator. He was best known for his longtime leadership of Ontelaunee Mushroom Farms, Inc., and as operator of Reading Fairgrounds Speedway from 1955 to 1979. Vicari was the former operator of Penn National Speedway in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and owner and operator of Nazareth Speedway, in Northampton County, retiring in 1984. He was inducted into the York County Racing Hall of Fame, and was recognized as one of the 50 most influential sports figures in Berks County history by the Reading Eagle.
