Reading Pensylvania

Reading is a city on the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania. The city lies in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch region. It is surrounded by fertile valleys that are noted for fruit growing, poultry producing, and dairy farming. Reading was designed in 1748 under the direction of two sons of William Penn. It was named for Reading, England, the ancestral home of the Penn family. During the Revolutionary War in America (1775-1783), military supplies for the Continental Army were stored in Reading. The city also was a hospital center and prison camp. Reading became a borough in 1783 and a city in 1847. It has a mayor-council form of government and is the seat of Berks County.

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