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This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Berks County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available.
The Bellefonte Forge House, also known as the John Dunlop House, is located just south of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in Spring Township, Centre County.It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, due to its connection with prominent figures in the iron industry of the early 19th century and because of its domestic architecture influenced by the Federal style.
The Juniata Woolen Mill and Newry Manor, also known as the Lutz Mansion and Woolen Mill, Lux Vista, Lutz Mill, and Lutz Factory, is an historic, American woolen mill building and manor house located in Snake Spring Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
Spring Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 28,396 at the 2020 census , making it the second most populous municipality in Berks County after Reading .
Nearest city: 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Bellefonte on Pennsylvania Route 144, Spring Township, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Area: 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) Built: 1798-1800, 1818 Built by John Dunlop (Bellefonte iron master) Stone house and iron furnace capable of 1200 tons of pig iron annually.
Early Pennsylvania historical marker added in 1915 at Trimble's Ford. The Historical Markers Program was authorized by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania when it created Pennsylvania Historical Commission (PHC), the precursor of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), through the Act of the General Assembly No. 777, on July 25, 1913.
Wertz's Covered Bridge, also known as the Red Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Bern Township and Spring Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The bridge is a 204-foot-long (62 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1867. It crosses the Tulpehocken Creek.
This list of museums in Pennsylvania encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing ...