Ironworks: Berks County, Pennsylvania
December 27, 2006 - 11:40am — Storytrax
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Berks County
Reading, PABerks County, PA was formed on March 11, 1752 from parts of Chester, Lancaster and Philadelphia counties. It was named for Berkshire, England. The county seat, Reading, was made a borough in 1783 and a city in 1847. Early iron works located here gave rise to Pennsylvania's iron industry.
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