Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania

Washington Township is a township in eastern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,810 at the 2010 census.

Eshbach is an unincorporated community in Washington Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Eshbach is located at the intersection of Old Route 100 and Stauffer Road.The village sits at the foot of the Oley Hills and was established when the Colebrookdale Railroad ran through the village from Pottstown to Barto. The railroad was taken out in the 1950s and only goes from Pottstown to Boyertown. Some near by towns include Bechtelsville, Bally, New Berlinville, and Boyertown Some businesses in Eshbach include Carriage House Trailer Sales and Service and Rota-Cyl Corporation.

Grandview Speedway is a one third-mile automobile race track located just east of Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Featuring moderately high banks and a wide racing surface, it is suitable for close racing and passing. The track is sanctioned by NASCAR in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.

The Nicholas Johnson Mill, also known as the Schollenberger Mill, is an historic, American grist mill that is located in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

New Berlinville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 100, approximately one mile northeast of the borough of Boyertown. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,368 residents.

Colebrookdale Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,127 at the 2020 census.

The Boyertown Area School District is a large public school district which covers portions of Berks and Montgomery Counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. When the Boyertown Area School District was formed in 1953 it was one of the largest in the state, encompassing 100 square miles (260 km2). In Berks County it covers the Boroughs of Bally, Bechtelsville and Boyertown and Colebrookdale Township, Douglass Township, Earl Township and Washington Township. In Montgomery County it covers Douglass Township, New Hanover Township and Upper Frederick Township. According to 2006 local census data, Boyertown Area School District serves a resident population of 34,803. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $22,792, while the median family income was $61,247. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.

Barto Bridge is a historic concrete arch bridge located at Washington Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a single span 82-foot-long (25 m), concrete barrel arch bridge, constructed in 1908. It crosses a tributary of Perkiomen Creek.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

The Rhoads Opera House Fire occurred on January 13, 1908, in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. The opera house caught fire during a stage play sponsored by nearby St. John's Lutheran Church. Of the approximately 400 men, women, and children either in attendance or associated with the performance of the play, 171 perished in various ways as they tried to escape the conflagration.

Boyertown station was a Reading Company station in Boyertown, Pennsylvania on the Colebrookdale branch that is currently a heritage railroad station served by the Colebrookdale Railroad. Reading passenger service ended in 1950. There is currently a small building serving as the ticket house, but there are plans in the works to build a grand 8000 square foot station that would serve as the main station with a restaurant. Once that is complete the current station will turn into a bike rental.

Boyertown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Boyerschteddel) is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,264 at the 2020 census. Boyertown is known for the many painted fiberglass bears that can be found throughout the town and borough.

WBYN-FM (107.5 FM) is a Christian radio station that currently plays Contemporary Praise and Worship Christian music along with Christian feature programs and church services. The station is licensed to Boyertown, Pennsylvania and serves the Reading area. The station is under ownership of WDAC radio company. WBYN has two transmitters. The main transmitter is in a rural area 6 miles away from the station. The auxiliary transmitter and tower is located behind the station at 280 Mill street. Its coordinates are 40°19′04.64″N 75°38′59.81″W.