Hamburg in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Martin Kaercher Jr.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2019
1. Martin Kaercher Jr. Marker
Martin Kaercher Jr.
Founder of Hamburg
Martin Kaercher Sr., born in Germany in 1718, emigrated to Berks County in 1738. On Dec. 23, 1772 he acquired 'a certain tract of land called Hamburg' embracing 250 acres of a London land warrant of 1732. On Jan. 23, 1779 his son Martin Jr. bought it for £2500, laid out the town and sold the first lots on Dec 1, 1779. Martin Jr's birth, death and resting place are not recorded. His father died in 1787 and is buried on yonder cemetery in land given by them for church purposes.
Unveiled Centennial Sunday
August 1 A.D. 1937
Borough Incorporated
April 3, 1837
Erected 1937 by Borough of Hamburg.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1837.
Location. 40° 33.278′ N, 75° 58.768′ W. Marker is in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is on Church Street north of Pine Street, on the right when traveling north. Monument is along the western edge of St. John's Cemetery, north of the church. Touch for map. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th & Pine circa 1800's (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard L. Etchberger (approx. 0.4 miles away); State Street Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Geiger's Mill (approx. half a mile away); Historic Hamburg (approx. half a mile away); Moncure Robinson Home (approx. 3 miles away); Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamburg.
Also see . . . Borough of Hamburg: Our History. (Submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2019
2. Martin Kaercher Jr. Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2019
3. Martin Kaercher Jr. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,025 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
