Oley, 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 Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 3,620. Oley Township was originally formed in 1740 as a part of Philadelphia County, before Berks County was formed in 1752. The entire township was listed as a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Oley is a Native American name purported to mean "a hollow". Daniel Boone was born in Oley Township November 2, 1734.

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.

The Sacred Oak is a more-than-500-year-old Chinkapin Oak located in the Oley Valley, Pennsylvania. It sits in a grove of trees just off Friedensburg Road.

The Knabb-Bieber Mill is located in Oley Township, Pennsylvania. The mill was built in 1809 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1990.

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.

Limekiln is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Limekiln is located at the intersection of Oley Turnpike Road and Limekiln Road on the border of Exeter and Oley townships.

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.

Pricetown is a village in Ruscombmanor Township, Pennsylvania, United States, in Berks County. It is 10 miles from downtown Reading at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 12 and Pennsylvania Route 662, and is served by the Oley Valley School District.

Five Points is a village in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, located on the Perkiomen Creek near the boundary with Lehigh County. It is named for the intersection of Deer Hill, Five Points, Sigmund, Township, and Weaver Roads. The village of Hereford is located less than two miles to the southeast. It is split between the ZIP codes of Barto 19504, Macungie 18062, and Zionsville 18092. There are at least two other places in Berks County named Five Points. One is in Rockland Township and the other is in Alsace and Exeter Townships.

The Henry Fisher House is an historic, American home that is located in Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.