Ontelaunee Township, Pennsylvania

Berkley Historic District is a national historic district located in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 14 contributing buildings on 4 contributing properties in the hamlet of Berkley built between 1758 and 1856. They are the Francis Parvin Homestead, separately listed Davies House (c. 1770), Georgian style Roberta and Richard Schmehl House (c. 1754, 1830), and Dunkle House (c. 1830). The Parvin homestead includes the Parvin House. It was built in 1758 and expanded in 1856. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, side-gabled dwelling with a front porch added about 1880. Also on the homestead is a barn built about 1800. The Parvin family was active in the local Quaker community and the property may have been a station on the Underground Railroad.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Davies House, also known as "Twin Spruce," is a historic home located in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1767 and 1772, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof. It has a two-story, stone and frame addition to the west, with a one-story half gable addition on that. The additions were completed by 1835. It is Georgian in style with Federal style details. Also on the property is a contributing stone smokehouse / cold cellar.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Maiden Creek is a 20.3-mile-long (32.7 km) tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The name "Maiden" is an English translation of the Native American word Ontelaunee. Maiden Creek is formed by the confluence of Ontelaunee and Kistler creeks in the community of Kempton. The tributary Sacony Creek joins at the community of Virginville.The creek was dammed in 1926 to form Lake Ontelaunee. The creek joins the Schuylkill River north of the city of Reading, for which it serves as the main drinking water supply.

Berks County (Pennsylvania German: Barricks Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading, the fourth-most populous city in the state.The county borders Lehigh County to its north and its east, Schuylkill County to its north, Lebanon and Lancaster counties to its west, and Chester County to its south. The county is approximately 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Allentown, the state's third-largest city, and 64 miles (103 km) northwest of Philadelphia, the state's largest city. The Schuylkill River, a 135-mile-long (217 km) tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Berks County. The county is part of the Reading, PA metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which in turn is part of the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area known as the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area (CSA).

Lake Ontelaunee is a 1,082-acre (4.38 km2) reservoir that is located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Blue Marsh Lake, another artificial reservoir, is the largest lake in Berks County, making Lake Ontelaunee the second-largest lake.

The Leesport Lock House is a house accompanying a lock on the Schuylkill Canal in Leesport, Pennsylvania, USA. The house was built adjacent to the Leesport Locks #36 and #37 to allow canal barges to move quickly up and down the canal. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1977. The property was purchased in 1975 by a group of teachers and school directors from the Schuylkill Valley School District. They organized the Leesport Lockhouse Foundation. After paying the no interest mortgage, provided by The First National Bank of Leesport, they turned title to the property over to Berks County. The County purchased the neighboring car wash, built over a section of the locks, and transferred ownership to the Borough of Leesport. The property and programs are administered by the Leesport Lockhouse Foundation, Inc.

Leesport is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,918 at the 2010 census.

Peacock's Lock Viaduct is a stone arch bridge over the Schuylkill River near Reading, Pennsylvania, constructed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad between 1853 and 1856. It is named for a nearby lock on the Schuylkill Canal. The bridge is notable for its pierced spandrels, or circular openings between the arch rings and the deck. While this feature is found on some European bridges, it is extremely rare, if not unique, in the United States.

The Rieser–Shoemaker Farm is an historic, American farm complex and national historic district that is located in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Temple is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m). The community was named for a local inn called Solomon's Temple. Temple was an independent borough until it was disincorporated on January 1, 1999. The ZIP code is 19560. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,073 residents.

Tuckerton is an unincorporated community in Muhlenberg Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Tuckerton is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 61 and Tuckerton Road south of an interchange with U.S. Route 222.

The Rieser Mill is an historic, American grist mill and miller's house complex that is located in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.