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Oley Township Historic District. March 11, 1983 ... S Bridge. June 22, 1988 : Legislative Route 06024 over Tulpehocken Creek west of Womelsdorf Marion Township ...
Griesemer's Mill Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Oley Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a 124-foot-long (38 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1832. It has a gable roof and stone abutments. It crosses the Manatawny Creek. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County. [2]
The Oley Valley is a valley 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Reading, Pennsylvania. It covers all of Oley , Pike , Ruscombmanor , Alsace , and part of Exeter Township . The valley is drained by Manatawny and Pine Creeks, and is a part of the Schuylkill River system.
Oley Township was originally formed in 1740 as a part of Philadelphia County, before Berks County was formed in 1752. The entire township was listed as a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [4] Oley is a Native American name purported to mean "a hollow". [5] Daniel Boone was born in Oley Township November 2 ...
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 Manatawny Creek. It is one of five covered bridges ...
In 1730, Squire Boone, Daniel Boone's father, built a log cabin in the Oley Valley in what is now Berks County near present-day Reading. Daniel Boone was born in the 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story log house. One wall was built of native stone. The basement of the house served as a spring house. It provided easy access to water for cleaning, cooking and ...
About 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north of Yellow House on Pennsylvania Route 662, Oley Township, Pennsylvania Coordinates 40°20′27″N 75°45′40″W / 40.34083°N 75.76111°W / 40.34083; -75
Oley, also called Friedensburg, is a census-designated place (CDP) that is located on Routes 73 and 662 in northern Oley Township, Berks County, United States. [ 4 ] The ZIP code is 19547.