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

Boyertown Burial Casket Company

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015

1. Boyertown Burial Casket Company Marker

Inscription. Established here in 1893 by C.A. Mory and Associates, it was among the largest casket manufacturers in the world and earliest traded on the N.Y. and Phila. stock exchanges. The company secured numerous patents for innovative improvements and designs and was renowned for its fine craftsmanship. Progressive marketing techniques led to international sales. After the company's sale in 1987 and closure in 1988, the factory was demolished.

Erected 2009 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 40° 20.093′ N, 75° 38.285′ W. Marker is in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is on Walnut Street. The marker is located in front of the Walnut Woods Retirement Community. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 Walnut Street, 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: Jeremiah Sweinhart and Successors (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rhoads Opera House Fire (approx. ¼ mile away); Carl A. Spaatz (approx. 0.3 miles away);

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Bahr's Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Colebrookdale Furnace (approx. 1.2 miles away); New Hanover Lutheran Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Falkner Swamp Reformed Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Thomas Rutter (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boyertown.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Boyertown Burial Casket Company. (Submitted on June 15, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015

2. Boyertown Burial Casket Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,848 times since then and 180 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.