Birdsboro
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 .