Along the Route 100 Corridor Revisited

by Patricia A. Stompf Blackwell

Overview

Along the Route 100 Corridor Revisited documents the villages and townspeople along the Route 100 Corridor that were instrumental in the beginnings of many industries in the area. They also played a significant role in the formation of religious organizations, including the Mennonite, Catholic, and Schwenkfelders. Heavily populated by the Pennsylvania Dutch, industries such as furniture making, pottery, shoemaking, and tinsmithing all developed. Businesses known as hucksters serviced the nearby communities by traveling via horse-drawn wagons. Travel back to the dirt roads, country doctors, and rural lifestyle through this collection of vintage photographs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738538440
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/26/2006
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,115,746
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Patricia A. Stompf Blackwell, author of Along the Route 100 Corridor, was born and raised in Bally, one of the earliest villages along the Route 100 Corridor. A businesswoman, historian, and author, she is a member of the Historical Society of Berks County, the Boyertown Historical Society, Berks County Commission for Women, and American Business Woman's Association and has received many awards and recognitions from the community, Pres. George W. Bush, Gov. Edward G. Rendell, and the Pennsylvania Commission for Women. She currently works as project director for the Berks County Women's History Museum in Reading.