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Reading (/ ˈ r ɛ d ɪ ŋ / RED-ing; Pennsylvania German: Reddin) is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.The city had a population of 95,112 at the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown.
Reading Public Museum. / 40.32722°N 75.95139°W / 40.32722; -75.95139. The Reading Public Museum is a museum in Reading, Pennsylvania located in the 18th Ward, along the Wyomissing Creek. The museum's permanent collection mainly focuses on art, science, and civilization and contains over 280,000 objects.
Court Street in downtown Reading, with the Pagoda in the background. The Pagoda is 28 feet (8.5 m) wide, 50 feet (15 m) long, and 72 feet (22 m) tall. Perched on the edge of a cliff, 620 feet (190 m) above the city and 886 feet (270 m) above sea level, [3] it offers a 30-mile (48 km) panoramic view of the city and the surrounding countryside.
Berkley Historic District. August 22, 2002. ( #02000892) Section of Snyder Road between Pennsylvania Route 61 and Berkley Road. 40°25′39″N 75°56′16″W. / 40.42763°N 75.93782°W / 40.42763; -75.93782 ( Berkley Historic District) Ontelaunee Township. 9. Berks County Trust Company.
May 12, 1982 [1] Berks County ( Pennsylvania German: Barricks Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 428,849. [2] The county seat is Reading, the fourth-most populous city in the state. [3] The county is part of the South Central Pennsylvania region of the state.
Founded in 1869, the Historical Society of Berks County (HSBC) operates the Berks History Center as a museum and library located in Reading, Pennsylvania.The Society's mission, as described on its website, is "to focus attention on the unique local history, the vast material culture, and the diverse cultural heritage of Berks County by preserving, archiving, and promoting this material to ...
The Berks County Trust Company is a historic building in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania. Originally constructed in 1909, [1] the six-story building was home to a bank known as the Berks County Trust Company and was the second largest bank branch in Berks County. [2] The building still contains the original 1909 bank vault from the York Safe and ...
Penn Street Bridge. / 40.33528°N 75.93667°W / 40.33528; -75.93667. The Penn Street Bridge, also known as the Penn Street Viaduct, is a historic bridge crossing the Schuylkill River into Reading, Pennsylvania, the largest city in Berks County and fourth-largest city in the state. [4] The bridge is considered to be the primary gateway ...