Reading in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hessian Camp

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 2015

1. Hessian Camp Marker

Inscription. After Burgoyne's surrender, 1777, German mercenaries, mostly Hessian, were held prisoners at various places until end of war. Those brought to Reading, 1781, were encamped until 1783 in huts on the hillside a quarter-mile to the north.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.

Location. 40° 19.898′ N, 75° 54.09′ W. Marker is in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is at the intersection of Mineral Spring Road (Business U.S. 422) and Hessian Road, on the left when traveling east on Mineral Spring Road. The marker is near Hessian Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1801 Hessian Rd, Reading PA 19602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 walking distance of this marker: Lindbergh Viaduct (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Pagoda (approx. 0.4 miles away); Duryea Drive (approx. 0.4 miles away); Skyline Boulevard (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Duryea Drive (approx. half a mile away); Mount Penn World War Memorial

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); The Camel Tree (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Artillerists Oak (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reading.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 2015

2. Hessian Camp Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,214 times since then and 74 times this year. Last updated on May 26, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.