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Historical Markers in Oley, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Berks County, PA (293) Chester County, PA (459) Lancaster County, PA (547) Lebanon County, PA (108) Lehigh County, PA (127) Montgomery County, PA (266) Schuylkill County, PA (136)  BerksCounty(293) Berks County (293)  ChesterCounty(459) Chester County (459)  LancasterCounty(547) Lancaster County (547)  LebanonCounty(108) Lebanon County (108)  LehighCounty(127) Lehigh County (127)  MontgomeryCounty(266) Montgomery County (266)  SchuylkillCounty(136) Schuylkill County (136)
Reading is the county seat for Berks County
Oley is in Berks County
      Berks County (293)  
ADJACENT TO BERKS COUNTY
      Chester County (459)  
      Lancaster County (547)  
      Lebanon County (108)  
      Lehigh County (127)  
      Montgomery County (266)  
      Schuylkill County (136)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, Berks County, Oley, Oley Township — De Benneville House
Built 1745 by Dr. George de Benneville, preacher in this area 1743-55, and founder of Universalism in America. He died in Philadelphia in 1793. The house is 2.25 miles away on a side road.Map (db m84526) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Berks County, Oley, Oley Township — De Turk House Reported missing
Built in 1767 by John de Turk, son of Isaac de Turk, a Huguenot who settled here in 1712 and was one of a number of French Protestants who were pioneers in this part of Berks County.Map (db m179602) HM
3 Pennsylvania, Berks County, Oley, Oley Township — Fisher House
This home, built 1801 by Henry Fisher, is a fine example of late Georgian architecture. Brought from the British Isles, this style is reflected in old homes of eastern and southern Pennsylvania.Map (db m84527) HM
4 Pennsylvania, Berks County, Oley, Oley Township — Oley Moravians
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
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024