Pleasantville is an unincorporated community in Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the junction of Pennsylvania Route 73 and Covered Bridge Road, a short distance from Manatawny. Important places in Pleasantville include the Pleasantville Park, Pleasantville Covered Bridge, and Pleasantville Evangelical Church.
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The Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Conestoga River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 85-foot-long (26 m), 15-foot-wide (4.6 m) bridge was built in 1878 by B. C. Carter and J. F. Stauffer across Conestoga River. It is also known as Isaac Shearer's Mill Bridge.
The Pool Forge Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Conestoga River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The bridge is now on private property where it was once used as a storage barn before the owner added a road to receive vehicle traffic.
Pleasantville, also known as Alum Bank, is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 198 at the 2010 census.
West St. Clair Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,730 at the 2010 census.
Warrington Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Warrington Township is a suburb of Philadelphia. The population was 23,418 at the 2010 census.
Yellow Creek is a 20.9-mile-long (33.6 km) tributary of the Raystown Branch Juniata River in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
Dunning Creek is a 27.8-mile-long (44.7 km) tributary of the Raystown Branch Juniata River in south west/south central Pennsylvania in the United States.
French Creek, once known as Saukanac Creek, is a 22.6-mile-long (36.4 km) tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks and Chester counties, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The water course was also known as the Vincent River, after Sir Mathias Vincent, who purchased land along it in Chester County in 1686.
East Branch Perkiomen Creek is a 24.5-mile-long (39.4 km) tributary of Perkiomen Creek in southeast Pennsylvania in the United States.
Manatawny Creek is an 18.2-mile-long (29.3 km) tributary of the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania in the United States.
The Phoenix Iron Works, located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was a manufacturer of iron and related products during the 19th century and early 20th century. Phoenix Iron Company was a major producer of cannons for the Union Army during the American Civil War. The company also produced the Phoenix column, an advance in construction material. Company facilities are a core component of the Phoenixville Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places site that was in 2006 recognized as a historic landmark by ASM International.
Cocolamus Creek is a 22.1-mile-long (35.6 km) tributary of the Juniata River in Juniata and Perry counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Zieglerville is an unincorporated community in Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its ZIP Code is 19492 and it is located on the west side of the Perkiomen Creek where Route 29 and Route 73 split at a roundabout just north of Schwenksville.
Manatawny is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is located at the junction on PA Route 73 and Hoch Road in Oley Township, a short distance from Pleasantville.
Host is one of many unincorporated communities that dot the agriculture-covered landscape of Berks County, Pennsylvania. The village is located in southeastern Tulpehocken Township, along Pennsylvania Route 419. Children here attend the Tulpehocken Area School District, whose high school is located in nearby Jefferson Township.
Mortonville is an unincorporated area and historic hamlet in Chester County, Pennsylvania on the eastern bank of the West Branch Brandywine Creek. It consists of about a half-dozen structures, two of which are on the National Register of Historic Places: the Mortonville Hotel, and the 12.5-foot-long (3.8 m) "Bridge in East Fallowfield Township" which crosses a mill race a few feet east of a larger bridge. The larger bridge, known as the Mortonville Bridge, was also listed on the NRHP until 2010 when it was delisted following a renovation. The two bridges are in East Fallowfield Township, while most other structures are in Newlin Township.
Amity is an unincorporated community in Amwell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Bailey Covered Bridge and Hughes Covered Bridge.
Milford Square is a census-designated place in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is located along PA Route 663 near the borough of Trumbauersville. As of the 2010 census, the population was 897 residents. While the village has a PO Box post office with the zip code of 18935, the surrounding area uses the Quakertown zip code of 18951. It is located on the Unami Creek which drains into the Perkiomen Creek. It was formerly known as Heistville after the Heist family who operated Achey's Mill and lived in, and greatly renovated, the miller’s home.
The Schuylkill River Bridge is a bridge that carries the Pennsylvania Turnpike across the Schuylkill River. The length of the bridge is 1,224 feet (373 m). The bridge was first built in 1954 and has been replaced around the summer of 1999 along with the Diamond Run Viaduct in order to accommodate future travel needs. The bridge was improved with a $34.5 million budget. The bridge was widened as part of the general turnpike widening project that took place between the Norristown and Valley Forge exits.
Pleasantville Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Oley Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a 126-foot-long (38 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed between 1852 and 1856. It was built in two stages due to wood shortages after the Great Flood of 1850. It crosses the Little Manatawny Creek. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County.