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Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 315
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 315 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Berks County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities. Geography SGL 315 consists of four parcels well separated, located in District, Hereford, Rockland, and Washington Townships in Berks County. The two parcels located farthest apart are separated by approximately . The western parcel is drained by Bieber Creek, the northern parcel is drained by Pine Creek, both tributaries of Manatawny Creek. The remaining two parcels, to the east, are drained by the west branch Perkiomen Creek. All are part of the Schuylkill River watershed, part of the Delaware River watershed. Elevations range from to about . Other nearby protected areas include Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 182 and Green Lane Park. Nearby communities include the borough of Bally, and populated places Boyers Junction, Dale, Dryville, Five Points, Fredericksville, Harlem, Henning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County ( Pennsylvania German: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading. The Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Berks County. The county is part of the Reading, PA metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which is included in the Philadelphia-Reading- Camden, PA- NJ- DE- MD combined statistical area (CSA). History Reading developed during the 1740s when inhabitants of northern Lancaster County sent several petitions requesting that a separate county be established. With the help of German immigrant Conrad Weiser, the county was formed on March 11, 1752, from parts of Chester County, Lancaster County, and Philadelphia County. It was named after the English county in which William Penn's family home lay, Berkshire, which is often abbreviated to Berks. Berks County began much larger than it is today. The northwestern parts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Settlement
In geography, statistics and archaeology, a settlement, locality or populated place is a community in which people live. The complexity of a settlement can range from a minuscule number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. Settlements may include hamlets, villages, towns and cities. A settlement may have known historical properties such as the date or era in which it was first settled, or first settled by particular people. In the field of geospatial predictive modeling, settlements are "a city, town, village or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work". A settlement conventionally includes its constructed facilities such as roads, enclosures, field systems, boundary banks and ditches, ponds, parks and woods, wind and water mills, manor houses, moats and churches. History The earliest geographical evidence of a human settlement was Jebel Irhoud, where early modern human remains of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seisholtzville, Pennsylvania
Seisholtzville is a village that is primarily located in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a portion of it situated in Longswamp Township. It uses the Macungie zip code of 18062. The area code is 610 and it is served by the Bally telephone exchange. History The correct pronunciation of this village's name is "SEE-sholtz-vil," although the pronunciation of "SEE-sawz-vil" is also heard. The village was named after a former hotel keeper at this place. "Süssholtz," "Süssholz," and "Süßholz," which is pronounced as "sees-holtz" in Pennsylvania German and means "sweet"-"wood," were German surnames that were common to this region of Pennsylvania at the time of this village's founding. In English spelling, those surnames became "Seesholtz," "Seasholtz," "Seisholtz," or "Seasholes." These surnames and their variants may have been derived from the German word for liquorice. The first public place opened in this village circa 1800. A post office was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rittenhouse Gap, Pennsylvania
Rittenhouse Gap is the name of a village in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated at . The gap which gives the town its name lies between the headwaters of Swabia Creek, in the Lehigh River watershed, and an unnamed tributary of the Perkiomen Creek, in the Schuylkill River watershed. Gap Hill lies along its northwestern side. The village is located at the northeastern end of the gap, around the source of Swabia Creek. The Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad was extended to the village in 1865, to carry magnetite from the mines in the vicinity, largely owned by the Thomas Iron Company. These mines were among those selected by Thomas Edison for experiments in magnetic beneficiation of iron ore, by which he hoped to make iron mining in the Northeastern United States cost effective. The availability of cheap Mesabi Range ore defeated his plans, and the mines and railroad were abandoned after World War I. The geological origins of the deposits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Waters, Pennsylvania
Lobachsville is an unincorporated community in Pike Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ..., United States. Lobachsville is located at the intersection of Lobachsville Road and Bertolet Mill Road/Long Lane. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jerusalem, Pennsylvania
New Jerusalem is a census-designated place in Rockland Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the South Mountains and is drained by the Manatawny Creek into the Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania. The river was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal, and several of its tributaries drain major parts of Pennsylvania's Coal Region. It fl .... As of the 2010 census, the population was 649 residents.https://www.census.gov/# Demographics References Census-designated places in Berks County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania {{BerksCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyons, Pennsylvania
Lyons (also known as Lyon Station) is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 478 at the 2010 census. History Lyons was founded as Lyon Station in 1860 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named for Charles Lyons, a railroad official. On May 31, 1998, an F3 tornado touched down in Lyons, causing roughly $1,400,000 worth of damage to local homes and properties. The town was closed off for nearly one month to all non-residents, save for construction teams and the Red Cross. Geography Lyons is located in eastern Berks County at (40.480194, -75.756987). It is bordered by Maxatawny Township on its north, east, and south sides, and by Richmond Township to the southwest. The unincorporated community of Bowers borders the east side of Lyons. Lyons is located south of Kutztown. Topton is to the east, and Fleetwood is to the west. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lyons has a total area of , all land. Transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobachsville, Pennsylvania
Lobachsville is an unincorporated community in Pike Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ..., United States. Lobachsville is located at the intersection of Lobachsville Road and Bertolet Mill Road/Long Lane. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landis Store, Pennsylvania
Landis Store is a village in District Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is drained by the West Branch Perkiomen Creek into the Perkiomen Creek in the Green Lane Reservoir. It is split between the Alburtis zip code of 18011, the Barto zip code of 19504, and the Boyertown zip code of 19512. It is approximately 10 minutes from Bally and 15 minutes away from Boyertown Boyertown ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Boyerschteddel'') is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,055 at the 2010 census. Boyertown is known for the many painted fiberglass bears that can be found throughout the town and boro .... It sits at the intersections of Forgedale, Conrad, Baldy Hill, Landis Store, and Oysterdale Roads. The village is surrounded by the Oley Hills with its peaceful forest and narrow streams. Some near by attractions include Bally Springs Inn and Bear Creek Mountain Resort. History The community derived its name from Samuel Landis, who once kept a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huffs Church, Pennsylvania
Huffs Church is a village in western Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The West Branch Perkiomen Creek flows southeastward through the village to join the Perkiomen Creek Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edw ... in the Green Lane Reservoir. It is split between the Alburtis zip code of 18011 and that of the Barto zip code of 19504. Landhaven Bed & Breakfast is in the center of the village and includes five rooms, an antique general store, and occasional live music. Unincorporated communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{BerksCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henningsville, Pennsylvania
Henningsville is an unincorporated community in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ..., United States. Henningsville is located at the intersection of Woodside Avenue and Centennial Road. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredericksville, Pennsylvania
Fredericksville is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Rockland Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Rockland Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Fredericksville is located at the intersection of Fredericksville and Five Points Roads. History A post office called Fredericksville was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1911. The community was named for David Frederick, the owner of a local tavern. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
