Bern Township near Leesport in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Joseph Hiester
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
1. Joseph Hiester Marker
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.
Location. 40° 23.297′ N, 75° 59.557′ W. Marker is near Leesport, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Bern Township. It is at the intersection of Bernville Road and Upper Van Reed Road AKA County Road on Bernville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2746 Bernville Road, Leesport PA 19533, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Living with the River (approx. 1.2 miles away); Damming the River (approx. 1.2 miles away); Removal of the Dams (approx. 1.2 miles away); Reclaiming the River (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Schuylkill Navigation (approx. 1.2 miles away); Union Canal (approx. 1.3 miles away); Recreation on the River (approx. 1.3 miles away); 148th Fighter Squadron (approx. 1.4 miles away).
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Governor Joseph Hiester - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. (Submitted on June 20, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Joseph Hiester - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on June 20, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
2. Joseph Hiester Marker
The marker is in front of the Audi Automobile Dealership.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,028 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
