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

Jeremiah Sweinhart and Successors

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015

1. Jeremiah Sweinhart and Successors Marker

Inscription. The evolution of the business located here mirrors America's changing transportation scene. In the factory begun by Mr. Sweinhart in 1872, horse-drawn carriages, farm and delivery vehicles, and sleighs were built. After 1914, bus and truck bodies, and other commercial and military vehicles, were made here. Production ceased, 1990, but the original 1872 shop became part of the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles.

Erected 1994 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 40° 19.989′ N, 75° 38.407′ W. Marker is in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Walnut Street on 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boyertown PA 19512, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carl A. Spaatz (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boyertown Burial Casket Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rhoads Opera House Fire (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colebrookdale Furnace

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(approx. one mile away); Bahr's Mill (approx. one mile away); New Hanover Lutheran Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Falkner Swamp Reformed Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Thomas Rutter (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boyertown.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Jeremiah Sweinhart and Successors. (Submitted on March 26, 2025, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015

2. Jeremiah Sweinhart and Successors Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015

3. Jeremiah Sweinhart and Successors Marker

Inscription on the banner-Come Celebrate our 50th Anniversary-Boyertown Historic Vehicles 1965-2015

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 842 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.