6 03, 2023

History of the Mineral Springs Hotel

2023-03-06T09:09:23-04:00March 6th, 2023|History, Hotels, Landmarks|Comments Off on History of the Mineral Springs Hotel

In 1815 two Reading businessmen, Charles Kessler and John Spade, erected a substantial stone factory at the lower approach to the Rosenthal or Rose Valley glen which stretches between present day Egelman’s Park and Pendora Park. The glen is formed by the depression [...]

7 02, 2023

Mount Laurel Furnace and Temple Iron Company

2023-02-07T14:59:08-04:00February 7th, 2023|History, Landmarks|Comments Off on Mount Laurel Furnace and Temple Iron Company

The first industries in Muhlenberg Township developed in Temple. The Mount Laurel Furnace for the manufacture of iron began in 1836 on Mount Laurel Road. Built in 1836 by John Bertolet, Mayberry Bertolet and Francis Palm, Mount Laurel typified the small, standard charcoal [...]

16 01, 2023

History of The Reading Public Museum

2023-01-16T16:31:23-04:00January 16th, 2023|History, Landmarks|Comments Off on History of The Reading Public Museum

In 1904, Dr. Levi Mengel, a science teacher at the Reading School District, sought permission from the district to purchase scientific and anthropological materials to aid in his vision of providing a "sensory education" to motivate his students to participate and to enrich [...]

30 12, 2022

Heiner’s Wissel on Neversink Mountain

2022-12-30T08:45:47-04:00December 30th, 2022|History, Landmarks|Comments Off on Heiner’s Wissel on Neversink Mountain

The city of Reading is bounded on the west by the Schuylkill River, on the east by Mount Penn, and on the south by Neversink Mountain. Overlooking the city on Mount Penn are two landmarks, a Japanese-style pagoda, and the William Penn Memorial [...]

5 11, 2022

History of Holy Guardian Angels, Hyde Park

2022-11-05T08:26:37-04:00November 5th, 2022|Churches, History|Comments Off on History of Holy Guardian Angels, Hyde Park

Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church, Hyde Park, was established in 1929 for a group of Italian immigrant families who settled in Temple in the early 1920s. The nearest Italian Catholic church, Holy Rosary, located in Reading was about five miles away and [...]

1 07, 2022

Independence Island along the Schuylkill River

2022-07-01T11:24:41-04:00July 1st, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Independence Island along the Schuylkill River

On the west side of the Schuylkill River above the Bingaman Street Bridge sits an island with a narrow channel separating it from the shore that has been lost to the test of time. The little island near the foot of Bingaman St., [...]

1 07, 2022

Lancaster Avenue Covered Bridge and Bingaman Street Bridge

2022-07-01T11:46:52-04:00July 1st, 2022|Bridges-Viaducts|Comments Off on Lancaster Avenue Covered Bridge and Bingaman Street Bridge

The county commissioners were authorized by an Act passed April 23, 1829, to erect a bridge over the Schuylkill River at Gerber’s ferry, on the road from Reading to Lancaster. It was finished in 1831. The bridge was a one lane, two span [...]

21 05, 2022

Civilian Conservation Corps

2022-05-21T06:38:31-04:00May 21st, 2022|History, Landmarks|Comments Off on Civilian Conservation Corps

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public relief program for unemployed men ages 18 to 24 to provide unskilled manual labor for conservation and development of natural resources beginning in 1933. President Roosevelt promoted the CCC for youth unable to find jobs [...]

12 05, 2022

Worrying blood-lead levels in children in Reading and Berks County

2022-05-12T04:41:43-04:00May 12th, 2022|News|Comments Off on Worrying blood-lead levels in children in Reading and Berks County

Berks County has the 3rd highest lead levels in the State, which is related to the amount of housing built prior to the creation of lead paint regulations and the high number of rental properties. Lead levels in Reading are three (3) times [...]

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