Oley Township, Pennsylvania

The Oley Valley is a valley 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Reading, Pennsylvania. It covers all of Oley, Pike, Ruscombmanor, Alsace, and part of Exeter Township. The valley is drained by Manatawny and Pine Creeks, and is a part of the Schuylkill River system. At the center of the valley is the village of Oley. The village has a strong historical heritage. In March 1983, the entire Township of Oley was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Oley, also called Friedensburg, is a census-designated place (CDP) that is located on Routes 73 and 662 in northern Oley Township, Berks County, United States.The ZIP code is 19547.

Pleasantville Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Oley Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a 126-foot-long (38 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed between 1852 and 1856. It was built in two stages due to wood shortages after the Great Flood of 1850. It crosses the Manatawny Creek. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

Pike Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,723 at the 2010 census.

The Hartman Cider Press is an historic cider press which is located in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

The Keim Homestead is a historic farm on Boyer Road in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1753 for Jacob Keim and his wife Magdalena Hoch on land given to the couple by her father. Jacob was the son of Johannes Keim, who immigrated from Germany in 1689 and scouted the Pennsylvania countryside for land that was similar in richness to the soil from the Black Forest of Germany. He thought he found it and returned to Germany, married his wife, Katarina. They came to America in 1707. Keim originally built a log structure for his family's housing and later a stone home along Keim Road in Pike Township. The main section of the Jacob and Magdelena Keim house on Boyer Road was built in two phases and it is, "replete with early German construction features ... including[an] extremely original second floor Chevron door." The exterior building material (cladding) is limestone. The finishings and trimmings are mostly original to the house; relatively unusual in a home of this period. The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County describes the house in this way: It is a two and a half story limestone structure. The building originally had a red clay tile roof but currently is covered by a standing metal seam roof. The walk-in fireplaces and much of the woodwork and hardware are intact. The foundation and walls are made of native limestone. It is a stove-room house with facades that have a balanced look and interiors illuminated by many windows. A stove-room house has a three room first floor plan that includes a kitchen on one side of a centrally located fireplace and a "stove" room or family space and a bedroom on the opposite side of this fireplace. The central stone chimney is capped by a brick section which protrudes the roof line. The original house block has segmented arches over all exterior openings. There have been subsequent additions to the house, especially porches in later centuries. The Hartman Cider Press was moved from its original location in Muhlenberg Township, 11 miles to the Keim Homestead in 1975.The Keim Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016 as a nationally significant example of German colonial architecture.

The Reiff Farm is an historic, American home and farm complex that is located in Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Manatawny is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the junction on PA Route 73 and Hoch Road in Oley Township, a short distance from Pleasantville.

Dauberville is a census-designated place in Centre Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the Schuylkill River near the Ontelaunee Township border. Students living in the town attend the Schuylkill Valley School District. The community is located within the Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Philadelphia CSA. As of the 2020 census, the population was 762 residents.

Kulptown is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Route 345 runs through the town, which is located just south of the borough of Birdsboro. Located in Union Township, the village is served by the Daniel Boone Area School District.

Grill is a census-designated place in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just to the east of the borough of Kenhorst at the intersection of PA routes 625 and 724. The area is generally suburban in nature, and is served by the Governor Mifflin School District. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,468 residents.

Barto is an unincorporated community situated between the boroughs of Bally and Bechtelsville in Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Barto is part of the Delaware Valley, located near the border with Montgomery County. Its zip code is 19504 and the West Branch Perkiomen Creek flows southeast through it to join the Perkiomen Creek in the Green Lane Reservoir.