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Authored by Society president George Meiser IX |
| Posted 09-12-2003
THREE News-Bits of Reading-Berks historical interest…. =========== ============= ============== =========== ============= ============== 1- Two date-clarifications to the previous News-Bits release 2- Hereford Township celebrates its Bicenquinquagenary next Sat. 3- From the photo album….."Lover's Leap" on Neversink Mt. =========== ============ =============== =========== ============ =============== 1- Two date clarifications: The Centre Park Historic District's ARTS & ANTIQUES FAIR is THIS Sunday, Sept. 14th, from 10 to 5. (The rain date is Sun. the 21st.) The Mouns Jones Country Fair runs two consecutive days: Saturday, Sept. 27th and Sunday, Sept. 28th. =========== ============ ================ =========== ============ ================ 2- On Saturday, Sept. 20th, Hereford Township celebrates its 250th anniversary---at Huff's Church Community Park---from 10 to 5:30 p.m. Locals: Watch for news releases in the newspapers. Among the attractions are….. antique cars-----antique toys-----banjo player cemetery info-----faux grainer-----historical societies hot air balloons-----paper making-----dowser iron industry info-----potter-----music all day shoe making exhibit-----petting zoo-----wagon rides Windsor chair maker----- Civil War reenactors-----food On stage, there will be welcoming exercises and comments from prominent local politicians---starting at 10 a.m. Of special interest is an organ recital inside Huff's Church…on the 1852 Krauss Organ… between noon and 12:30. Music will be performed in the band shell from 1 to 5:30. Below is a photo of Huff's (or Hereford) Church as it appeared 20 years ago. Ornate fresco work in the sanctuary makes a visit to the site more than worthwhile. The park lies to the right of the edifice.  Inset we see the former custodian, Clinton G. Moyer, who rang the church bell and tolled deaths for about 60 years. ============= =============== ================ ============= =============== ================ From the photo album: "Lover's Leap." which was on the west side of the old Nevesink Road (South 9th St. road) that once led to Poplar Neck covered bridge, which in turn led up to present-day Route 724 near the Animal Rescue League headquarters. The photographer stood with his back to Penn Street and aimed toward present-day Route 724 in Cumru Township. Construction of the West Shore By-Pass from Lancaster Avenue to Perkiomen Ave. in Exeter Twp. cut off the old Neversink Road. The site shown in the stereographic view would not be recognizable today as everything is now overgrown. The "lover's" referred to a young "Native American" (Lenni-Lenape) couple who supposedly leapt to their deaths at this site.  ============ ============ ============== ============ gmmix ======= end ======= |
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