| Along the Route 100 Corridor Contributor(s): Blackwell, Patricia A. Stompf (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738536334 ISBN-13: 9780738536330 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 2004 Annotation: The tiny villages along what is now known as the Route 100 Corridor are Bally, Eshbach, Bechtelsville, New Berlinville, Boyertown, and Washington Township, which consists of Schultzville, Barto, and Forgedale. In the late 1800s, the area's prosperous industry attracted such figures as Thomas Edison. The rich history of the area also includes the worst fire in U.S. history, the first Mennonite house of worship, one of the first Catholic missions in the thirteen original colonies, and a young missionary woman who traveled to India and perished on the Titanic. Through vintage photographs and descriptive captions, Along the Route 100 Corridor is a trip down these historic dirt roads with the early settlers. Click for more in this series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation - Road Travel |
| Dewey: 974.816 |
| LCCN: 2004105911 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.54" W x 9.28" L (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
| Features: Illustrated, Price on Product |
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| Publisher Description: The tiny villages along what is now known as the Route 100 Corridor are Bally, Eshbach, Bechtelsville, New Berlinville, Boyertown, and Washington Township, which consists of Schultzville, Barto, and Forgedale. In the late 1800s, the area s prosperous industry attracted such figures as Thomas Edison. The rich history of the area also includes the worst fire in U.S. history, the first Mennonite house of worship, one of the first Catholic missions in the thirteen original colonies, and a young missionary woman who traveled to India and perished on the Titanic. Through vintage photographs and descriptive captions, Along the Route 100 Corridor is a trip down these historic dirt roads with the early settlers." |
Contributor Bio(s): Blackwell, Patricia A. Stompf: - Patricia A. Stompf Blackwell, born in Bally and now a resident of Wyomissing, is an author, businesswoman, and member of the Historical Society of Berks County. She collects biographies on Berks County women for the Women's History Project with the Berks County Commission for Women and has received many awards and recognitions from the community, President George W. Bush, Governor Ed Rendell, and the American Business Womens Association. |
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