Berks County, PA

Headnote

BERKS COUNTY, situated in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania. Area, 1820 square miles. Seat of justice, Reading. Pop. in 1840, 64,569; in 1850, 77,129. (Fanning's, 1853)

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County
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Pennsylvania

Berks County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BERKS COUNTY, situated in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania. Area, 1820 square miles. Seat of justice, Reading. Pop. in 1840, 64,569; in 1850, 77,129.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 40.
Date Type
The press reports that a draft enroller in Berks County, Pennsylvania resigns in fear of his life Lawmaking/Litigating
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Name Type
Amity, PA City or Town
Colebrookdale, PA City or Town
Exeter Township, PA City or Town
Mt. Frisby African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Berks County, PA Location or Site
Reading, PA City or Town
Sinking Springs, PA City or Town
Date Title
Carlisle (PA) Herald and Expositor, "A Bid for the South!," September 8, 1847
Abraham Lincoln, Autobiography, circa June 1860
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