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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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| | A building erected about 1748 by Moravians, for use as a church and school, stands on the side road, about 1.5 miles away. Here they conducted a boarding school, 1745-51; and built a later schoolhouse, since demolished, in 1776. — — Map (db m84525) HM |
| | Pioneer ironmaster and opponent of slavery who died 1730. Built Pennsylvania's first ironworks nearby, 1716. In ensuing decade he erected Pine Forge and built this mansion; in 19th century it was an Underground Railroad stop. Academy was founded . . . — — Map (db m84540) HM |
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Formerly the
Livingood House / Stryker Hospital
National Register of Historic Places
— — Map (db m160639) HM |
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Scotch Elm (Ulmub Latifolia)
planted October 27, 1911
by the
Boys High School
in memory of
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley U.S.N.
— — Map (db m160580) WM |
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To all Veterans past, present and future
From American Gold Star Mothers
Berks County Chapter — — Map (db m160570) WM |
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To the Patriots of Berks County who served the cause of Liberty in the War for American Independence
1775 - 1783
Erected in the 233rd year of American Independence — — Map (db m160600) WM |
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Site History
Historically, Angelica Creek collected surface runoff and groundwater from a predominantly forested watershed and conveyed this flow to the Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware River. During the Industrial Revolution, . . . — — Map (db m160556) HM |
| | Berks County's oldest Black church building. Erected 1837 by free African Americans; became an Underground Railroad station for escaped slaves seeking freedom. Rebuilt 1867; remodeled 1889. Congregation, dating from 1822, moved to Windsor Street in . . . — — Map (db m25205) HM |
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Master of Arts, Dickinson College 1843
M.D. Philadelphia College of Medicine, 1848
Organizer of U.S. Geological Survey, 1879
U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries, 1871-87
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 1878-87
Died, Woods Hole, Mass. Aug . . . — — Map (db m160641) HM |
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The 8" Rodman Gun and 40 Columbiad shells have been a fixture at the intersection of 5th Street and Centre Avenue next to the Lebanon Valley Railroad since 1922 when they were brought to Reading to recognize city residents for their support to . . . — — Map (db m160642) HM |
| | In memory of
Col. Conrad Weiser,
Pioneer, soldier, diplomat, judge. As interpreter and Indian agent he negotiated every treaty from 1732 until near the close of the French and Indian War.
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The Weiser . . . — — Map (db m25272) HM |
| | A hewn-log building, erected on this site about 1750; operated until 1760 by Conrad Weiser, distinguished pioneer settler, treaty maker, Indian agent and interpreter, and first Berks County lay judge. — — Map (db m25270) HM |
| | On this site was the house occupied by Dr. Jonathan Potts; Deputy Director General, 1777-1780, of Northern and Middle Departments of the Continental Army. — — Map (db m25247) HM |
| | Site of the home of Dr. Bodo Otto, Military Surgeon in Continental Army, 1775-82. Served as Surgeon-in-Chief at Valley Forge, 1777-78; Physician and Surgeon of the Continental Hospitals. Died, 1787. — — Map (db m25225) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m111828) HM |
| | Named in honor of Charles E. Duryea, inventor and builder of first successful hill-climbing gasoline automobile in U.S. Duryea Drive, extending from City Park to the Pagoda, is the course used by Duryea for testing his cars, 1900-1907. — — Map (db m25168) HM |
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Reading, Pennsylvania
honors
Charles E. Duryea
Inventor and builder of
America's first gasoline automobile
1892
in Springfield, Massachusetts
The Duryea automobiles
which were manufactured in Reading
1900 - 1911
climbed . . . — — Map (db m25170) HM |
| | Site of Federal Inn, erected about 1754. George Washington, with military escort, was a guest here, October, 1794, when on his way to muster an armed force to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion. — — Map (db m25206) HM |
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Dedicated June 6, 1943
by the Firemen's Union
in
honor of the Volunteer Firemen
of Reading, Pennsylvania
serving in the Armed Forces
of the
United States of America
Reading Volunteer Fire Department
Memorial Service and . . . — — Map (db m160606) WM |
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The heirs of Wm. Penn
donated and deeded the lots to
Conrad Weiser and Isaac Levan,
————Trustees.————
The first church was built of logs.
Rev. Wm. Stoy, 1755, was the first . . . — — Map (db m111824) HM |
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Tree dedicated
in memory of
Gary L.W. Spalding
Point Man - Last Patrol — — Map (db m160568) WM |
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Gregg commanded the Cavalry Corps at the Army of the Potomac early 1864 until the arrival of Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, who commanded the cavalry of the forces of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in the Overland Campaign. The most important use of . . . — — Map (db m160643) HM |
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David Gregg resigned his army commission, in a letter dated January 25, 1865. Having for more than three years been on uninterrupted service in the field, commanding cavalry in the Army of the Potomac.
"I at this time find such an imperative . . . — — Map (db m160645) HM |
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Gregg was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He was the first cousin of future Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin and the grandson of Pennsylvania Congressman Andrew Gregg. He graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1855 . . . — — Map (db m160647) HM |
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Gregg and the 8th Pennsylvania fought in the Peninsula Campaign, where he distinguished himself in the Seven Days Battles, expertly screening retreating Union Infantry. The Battle of Antietam was his next engagement, but cavalry played little . . . — — Map (db m160648) HM |
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As the Battle of Chancellorsville, Stoneman's Corps, including Gregg's Division, was dispatched on a raid around Lee's left flank to destroy facilities in his rear. The raid lasted nine days and caused a lot of destruction in the rear of the Army . . . — — Map (db m160651) HM |
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In the middle of the Gettysburg Campaign, Pleasonton reorganized his corps and Gregg now commanded the 2nd Division. He led it in cavalry engagements at Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville. While his fellow, newly promoted division commander Maj. . . . — — Map (db m160653) HM |
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In Memory of Berks County's Fallen Heroes
Global War on Terror
PFC Travis C. Zimmerman
K.I.A. 4-22-06 Age 19
Baghdad, Iraq
— — Map (db m160603) WM |
| | Pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church from 1803 to 1829; Member of Congress, 1829-38; first U.S. Minister to Austria; Candidate for governor of Pennsylvania at the time of death in 1844. His home was on this site. — — Map (db m25222) HM |
| | 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. — — Map (db m84504) HM |
| | Site of house occupied by Joseph Hiester from about 1792 until his death, 1832; a Lt. Col. in Continental Army; Delegate to Provincial Convention in 1776; Member of Congress for 14 years; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1820-23. — — Map (db m25211) HM |
| | Eternal rest to the heroes of Berks Co. PA. who sacrificed their lives during the World War 1917-1918 — — Map (db m160597) WM |
| | Born here March 21, 1857. A graduate of West Point, 1879. He held commands in the Philippines, 1899-1901 and 1915-17, and rose to the rank of Lt. Gen in 1918. On Oct. 16, 1918, he succeeded Gen. Pershing as head of the American First Army in . . . — — Map (db m25214) HM |
| | The Port of Reading was one of a number of major inland port towns located along the navigable waterways in Pennsylvania. It was at Reading that the Union Canal joined with the Schuylkill Navigation System. The Union Canal extended along the . . . — — Map (db m84491) HM |
| | Labor leader and advocate for child labor reform, pensions, and the state's first workers compensation act. Self-educated, Maurer was elected president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor from 1912-1928. He served as state legislator from . . . — — Map (db m84490) HM |
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Korean War
In honor of those who
gave their lives
June 25, 1950
Charles W. Adams
Russell L. Rahn
Forest R. Werley
Kenneth G. Gerhard
Carl L. Sweigart
Wilbur D. Moore
Adam L. Rickenbach
Gerald N. . . . — — Map (db m160589) WM |
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This tree is dedicated to
The Veterans of
"The Forgotten War"
Korea, 1950-1953
"We remember"
those who served and those
who gave their lives
— — Map (db m160567) WM |
| | This structure provisionally known as Mineral Spring Road Viaduct is dedicated as a monument to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his memory as pioneer, non stop New York to Paris aviator, by resolution of City Council — — Map (db m160566) HM |
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Commander Union Cavalry whose achievements contributed so largely to success and ultimate victory at Gettysburg July, 1863 turning the tide of war.
An upright Christian gentleman
A loyal citizen A staunch defender
of the . . . — — Map (db m160644) HM WM |
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Dedicated May 30, 2011
by the R.M. Butterweck
Detachment
Marine Corps League
A living memorial to honor Veterans of all wars
— — Map (db m160590) WM |
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Dedicated
May 11, 1935
to the
American
War Mothers
by Reading Chap. 25
— — Map (db m160605) WM |
| | Given in common to the citizens of Reading, in 1748, by the family of William Penn. — — Map (db m25246) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m160585) WM |
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POW ★ MIA
You are not forgotten
— — Map (db m160587) WM |
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Birth of Berks County
Settlement began with the Lenni-Lenape of the Delaware Nation. In 1681 William Penn founded Pennsylvania and in 1748 his sons Thomas and Richard established Readingtown. It became the county seat when Berks County was . . . — — Map (db m160558) HM |
| | To commemorate
the patriotism and promptitude
of the
Ringgold Light Artillery
of Reading, Pennsylvania,
which reported for duty at
Harrisburg, April 16, 1861,
arriving there first of the
Pennsylvania Companies;
and with the . . . — — Map (db m25234) HM |
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Washington Camp
No. 163
Patriotic Order Sons
of America
who served in the
Great World War
1917 - 1918
"The right is more precious than peace. We shall fight for the things we have always carried nearest our hearts. To such a task . . . — — Map (db m160631) WM |
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Site of the
First Post Office
of Reading, Berks Co., Penna.
1793 - 1823
John Walter - Postmaster
Property of
The Woman's Club
of Reading, PA.
January 2, 1919
— — Map (db m160640) HM |
| | Regarded best example of skew bridge in U.S. Designed by Richard Osborn for the P & R Railroad in 1857. Each course of the arch of 40 feet is laid in ellipsoidal curve, each stone properly curved. There is no keystone. — — Map (db m84503) HM |
| | Dedicated by
The City of Reading
to those citizens who in a period
of economic depression labored to
build this boulevard,
1932 - 1935
Mayor
Heber Ermentrout
Councilmen
William J. Smith George M. Yocom
Jesse George . . . — — Map (db m25249) HM |
| | Founder of the family-owned department store chain. An immigrant from Russia, 1911, he came to Reading as a peddler. His first store began here after WWI and gradually expanded. New stores opened starting in 1962. In 1969 he died; thirty years . . . — — Map (db m71370) HM |
| | In memory of all U.S. submarine personnel who gave their lives in in the performance of their duties. — — Map (db m160599) WM |
| | Planted October 23, 1919 as a living memorial for those who in war and in peace have ceaselessly kept alive the spirit of patriotism by the Reading Artillerists since 1794 — — Map (db m160595) WM |
| | Our link to all Berks County Veterans that served during Operation Desert Shield/Storm — — Map (db m160593) WM |
| | The Fix Gerber Cemetery - From 200 Graves to 51 Tombstones
Imagine standing here in the early 1800's looking towards Reading across the Schuylkill River. Travel was by foot, horse and buggy, or by stagecoach. To your left, a wooden covered . . . — — Map (db m160559) HM |
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in which
George Washington
while President of the United States
was an honored guest
October 1, 1794 — — Map (db m25208) HM |
| | This building
with 10 acres of land
was given to
the City of Reading
by Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Mould
April 21, 1911
In memory of
James Matz
Carpenter-Contractor & Builder
and sons
Chas. E. & Jas. A. Matz
Designers . . . — — Map (db m25229) HM |
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"To you who first gave them life, nurtured and protected them, blessed are you in the sight of God and man, for such sacrifice and loss is beyond measure."
Anonymous — — Map (db m160575) WM |
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We gratefully and humbly remember, those who strove and died to preserve our heritage.
In honor of
George F. Didyoung
Sgt. Major U.S. Army
— — Map (db m160607) WM |
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In loving memory
Thomas W. Dugan
Colonel USAF
MIA Dec. 13, 1968
— — Map (db m160579) WM |
| | With men enlisted from Berks County, Nagel's Company was a part of the first battalion in the colonies authorized by Congress, in June 1775. After gathering at Reading the following month, this company and other companies of the battalion marched . . . — — Map (db m71371) HM |
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This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
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Beautiful . . . — — Map (db m111830) HM |
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Dedicated to all who rest
in unmarked graves
One generation shall laud
thy works to another...
Psalm 145:4
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Under this chapel lie the remains of
[Roll of . . . — — Map (db m111832) HM |
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Connecting Progress and History
In 1690, there were few navigable inland waterways in the Quaker colony established by William Penn. Penn recognized the need for a route by which to access and settle the lush countryside and harvest its . . . — — Map (db m160655) HM |
| | Dedicated to the men and women of Berks County who served their country in time of need — — Map (db m160584) WM |
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To those who laughed
To those who cried
To those who fought
To those who tried
To those who gave their very lives
We Remember
Republic of Vietnam Service
To Those Who . . . — — Map (db m160572) WM |
| | In recognition
of more than a hundred
years of faithful,
unselfish and often heroic
service rendered by the
Volunteer Firemen
of the City of Reading, Pa.
———
“Greater love hath no man than
this: that . . . — — Map (db m25296) HM |
| | A major 20th century American poet, Stevens was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his “Collected Poems” in 1955. Works such as "Bantams in Pinewoods," "Harmonium," and "The Auroras of Autumn" combined poetic language with serious . . . — — Map (db m84501) HM |
| | Birthplace of the internationally acclaimed poet. He attended Reading's High School for Boys, Harvard College and New York University Law School and combined successful careers as an insurance company executive and award winning poet. In 1955 the . . . — — Map (db m84502) HM |
| | Born at Niles, Ohio, 1843
Enlisted in the Union Army as Private, 1861
Mustered out as Major, 1865
Elected President, 1896
Re-elected President, 1900
Died at Buffalo, N.Y. 1901
Last Public Utterances at the
Pan American Exposition, . . . — — Map (db m25289) HM |
| | Eminent jurist; Member State Supreme Court, 1857-1868; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of U.S., 1870-80; Member Electoral Commission, 1877. His law office and home stood on this site. Died, 1895. — — Map (db m71372) HM |
| | Erected by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Reading Pa. for the use of the public.
[Bust of] Francis E. Willard — — Map (db m25269) HM |
| | Berks County Tribute To Women Veterans — — Map (db m160602) WM |
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Magnoliaceae-Tulip Poplar
planted in memory of the boys
of the high school who
served their country in the
World War
by the students of the school
— — Map (db m160582) WM |
| | Dedicated to these 830 from Berks County who made the Supreme Sacrifice and to those who served in defense of our country — — Map (db m160598) WM |
| | Founded 1794 as Reading Furnace by ironmaster George Ege. In 1845 Henry P. Robeson expanded the furnace, spurring establishment in 1855 of the town of Robesonia. Although the furnace itself ceased operation and was razed in 1927, the Georgian-style . . . — — Map (db m157244) HM |
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Named for
Colonel Peter Shartle
Pioneer settler and soldier
Founded
1765 — — Map (db m98911) HM |
| | Member of the Continental Congress, a Revolutionary soldier, first Pennsylvania governor, 1790-99, lived at his estate Angelica from 1774 to 1794. The Berks County Farm and Home now occupies the site. — — Map (db m84488) HM |
| | In use, 1828-1884. It connected the Schuylkill at Reading with the Susquehanna at Middletown. About a mile east, at tip of Fritts Island, are remains of easternmost lock. It passed boats traveling to and from Philadelphia by way of Schuylkill . . . — — Map (db m84489) HM |
| | This canal was operated from 1828-1884. It connected the Schuylkill at Reading with the Susquehanna at Middletown. Remains of tow path can be seen .3 mile southeast of here, along the Tulpehocken Creek. — — Map (db m84506) HM |
| | Governor of Pennsylvania, 1823-1829. Born, 1775, in the old parsonage behind Christ Lutheran Church. During his terms, the State inaugurated its extensive program of internal improvements. He died at Lancaster in 1852. — — Map (db m38771) HM |
| | The Livingood family came from Switzerland to the Palatinate. Jacob and his father, John Wendell Leibengut embarked for America with the first party of Palatines, May 6, 1709 from London, England. In 1728 Jacob Sr. arrived in the Tulpehocken Valley . . . — — Map (db m39285) HM |
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In honor of all citizens
of Marion Township
who served their country
"I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith."
II Timothy 4:7 — — Map (db m38803) WM |
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Erected to the Memory of
George Hain
who donated this land for
church purposes.
The first edifice having been
erected 1735 — — Map (db m39290) HM |
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This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
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Union Canal Milestone
A gift to honor the . . . — — Map (db m39322) HM |
| | This tablet is in commemoration of the services of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Hain's Church (St. John's Reformed) Cemetery at Wernersville, Pa. This tablet is dedicated in grateful recognition of their patriotism and valor.
[Honor Roll . . . — — Map (db m39299) HM |
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Erected to the memory of
Wilhelm Fischer
Born in the Palatinate April 11, 1706
Arrived at Philadelphia Aug. 17, 1733
Died October 23, 1771
and his wife
Elizabeth Gertrude
The daughter of
George and Veronica Hain
Born . . . — — Map (db m39298) HM |
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VF Corporation acquired Berkshire International corporation and pioneered the idea of outlet shopping at the former Berkshire Knitting Mill buildings in Wyomissing and West Reading.
The industrial setting and tenant mix create a unique . . . — — Map (db m160662) HM |
| | Erected 1749; once owned by Baron Stiegel. Operated by ironmaster George Ege, 1774-1824. Hessians were employed in Revolutionary days to cut a rock channel for water supply. Site is to the north of Womelsdorf. — — Map (db m84522) HM |
| | Pioneer, Indian interpreter, treaty maker, 1732-1760. The Indians called him the "Holder of the Heavens." He lived, died, and is buried on this property, now a State Park devoted to his memory. — — Map (db m38777) HM |
| | 200 yards south from this spot is the home and grave of Conrad Weiser, Indian interpreter — — Map (db m38798) HM |
| | Churchman, Counsellor, Soldier, Indian-Interpreter, Agent, Diplomat and First Judge of Berks County.
Here were held many conferences with Indian chiefs, missionaries, colonial governors and leaders.
Here were reared his children of whom the . . . — — Map (db m39286) HM |
| | We can't be sure. We know that Conrad Weiser owned this land and lived on the property from 1729 to about 1750. And there is a strong oral tradition indicating that Weiser's house stood on this spot. But archaeology conducted in 2000 found few . . . — — Map (db m39287) HM |
| | An Indian path from Shamokin (Sunbury) came over the mts. by way of Klingerstown and Pine Grove to Weiser's place in the Tulpehocken Valley. Chiefs of the Six Nations, carrying "words of wampum" to Brother Onas (Penn) at Philadelphia, traveled this . . . — — Map (db m38797) HM |
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Ferdinand Thun and Henry Janssen accepted an offer to relocate to Wyomissing, where Reading Suburban Real Estate Co. sold them a site for $1.
This site went on to become the Berkshire Knitting Mills, the largest company of its kind in the . . . — — Map (db m160669) HM |
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The Berkshire Knitting Mills was established in 1906. The first concrete steel-reinforced building in America was constructed here as part of the Big Red Building.
This site would go on to incorporate a medical dispensary, a junior college . . . — — Map (db m160664) HM |
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The Knitting Mills pioneered the use of Rayon during the "Roaring Twenties," just as women's style changes lead to shorter skirt lengths and demand for full-fashioned hosiery skyrocketed.
As a result, the Berkshire Knitting Mills quickly . . . — — Map (db m160667) HM |
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The most famous innovation developed at the Berkshire Knitting Mills was the "Reading" Knitting Machine. The "Reading," made up of 130,000 finely crafted parts, could be appreciated as both a marvel of engineering as well as a fine work of art. . . . — — Map (db m160670) HM |
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