Birdsboro
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Location in Pennsylvania
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1740 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Berks County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 16 ′ N , 75 ° 48 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,064 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,406.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.6 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 63.1 m | ||
| Postal code : | 19508 | ||
| Area code : | +1 610 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-06504 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1169662 | ||
Birdsboro is a place in Berks County , Pennsylvania with 5,184 residents (2004). Birdsboro is about eight miles southeast of Reading and is surrounded by the townships of Robeson , Exeter and Union .
Attractions
In addition to the house where Daniel Boone was born, there is the "Brooke Mansion" in Birdsboro, a castle-like house that was designed by the architect Frank Furness .
history
Birdsboro is named after its founder William Bird , who built a forge in the 1730s, which was soon joined by other metalworking companies, by 1760 Birdsboro was already a small town and developed into an important center of iron processing in the later United States, in particular during the American Revolutionary War . In 1872 Birdsboro was incorporated into the borough of the same name.
sons and daughters of the town
- Chad Hurley , businessman. He became known as one of the founders of the video portal YouTube
- The city is the birthplace of Daniel Boone (1734-1820), a pioneer and border guard who opened up the so-called Wilderness Trail and founded the city of Boonesborough in Kentucky .