Nathan Zipfel

Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading Penn Square Nearly Fifty Years Ago and Today Penn Square in the Days of 1876, When the Market Houses Still Occupied the Center of the Square The Same View of Penn Square Today Source: Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of … Read more

Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading Street Transportation–Years Ago and Today Reading’s First Street Car One of the Latest Type Street Cars Source: Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading, PA, and the 150th Anniversary of the Reading Volunteer Fire Department Sept. 30th to Oct. 6th … Read more

Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading An Interesting Bit of History Regarding the Southeast Corner of Third and Penn Streets Nearly 100 Years Ago (Reprint from the Reading Eagle in 1892. Reproduced through the courtesy of Mr. Albert N. Burkholder, Editor.) Third and Penn Nearly 70 Years Ago Who Occupied … Read more

Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading Contrasting the Old and the New The pages immediately following are devoted to a series of brief historical sketches and illustrations of old-time scenes. And, to show the contrast between the times of long ago and those of today, the identical present day scenes, … Read more

Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading Reading 1748-1923 Fair city of our love and pride, With stream and mountain setting, The flying years bring round again The thought of thy begetting. Bright member of a sisterhood Of time’s supremest nation, The wisdom of the Founder’s choice Has amplest vindication. Where … Read more

Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading The Reading Fair and its Origin (by Cyrus T. Fox, its Secretary for 27 years) The holding of fairs in Reading, the county seat of Berks, commenced soon after the institution of the county in 1752. The custom resulted from the dedication of a … Read more

Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading Three Generals Reading is fortunate in having been the home of three generals who figured prominently in the three great wars in which the United States was engaged, viz.: General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, in the Revolutionary War. General David McM. Gregg, in the … Read more

Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading Bell that Hung in Old Court House in Penn Square 160 Years Old Old Bell that hung in Berks Court House on Penn Square and was used to announce to Reading the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Not since the old … Read more

Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading Music Committee Frank L. Diefenderfer, Chairman Associate Members Edward H. Knerr Henry G. Miller Harry Fahrbach Geo. F. Eisenbrown Elmer Addis Edward Gicker Thomas E. Gift George D. Haage Winfield Mohn Claude Rosenberry Paul E. Glase Robert Matten Freeman Hemig Ralph R. Smith A … Read more

Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading First Locomotive Used by the Reading Latest Type Locomotive Used by the Reading Source: Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading, PA, and the 150th Anniversary of the Reading Volunteer Fire Department Sept. 30th to Oct. 6th 1923, ed. by … Read more