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The History of East Berlin

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  East Berlin has a very interesting history which everyone loves to read. In 1764, John Frankenberger bought 200 acres of land from William Penn's sons, Thomas and Richard Penn. He divided it into 85 lots with alleys and streets and named it "Berlin" after Berlin, Germany, therefore the capital of his native country, the Kingdom of Prussia. As a result of confusion with another community in Pennsylvania, the name was changed to " East Berlin ." East Berlin had approximately one hundred houses by 1797, under the new owner John Hildebrand. When York County was divided in 1800, East Berlin was absorbed into the newly formed Adams County. East Berlin was not legally an area of the city with its own municipal government for much of its early history, but rather a part of neighbouring Hamilton Township; on November 10, 1879, after town citizens filed a petition the Court of Adams County, 407 acres of land around the society were officially designated as the city of ...

Beacon Falls Industries

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  The American town of Beacon Falls is located in western New Haven County, Connecticut. It is located in the state's southwest and is divided by the Naugatuck River. South of the town's center is where you'll find Pine Bridge, formerly known as Pines Bridge. Beacon Falls was once referred to as Bethany's Beacon Falls Station, Beacon Falls Village, and Beacon Falls Postal District. On the Naugatuck River, there are slightly over 6,000 people living in the tiny town of Beacon Falls. It's a fantastic location for fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. The waterfall that inspired the name Beacon Falls was located near Bethany along Beacon Brook. The region was formerly called Nyumps and was first inhabited by Paugasett and Paugasuck tribal groups before being established by English colonists in 1678. Incorporated in June of 1871, Beacon Falls was created from fragments of the nearby towns of Bethany, Oxford, Naugatuck, and Seymour. Early industries in the town's econom...

Beacon Falls Industries

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  The American town of Beacon Falls is located in western New Haven County, Connecticut. It is located in the state's southwest and is divided by the Naugatuck River. South of the town's center is where you'll find Pine Bridge, formerly known as Pines Bridge. Beacon Falls was once referred to as Bethany's Beacon Falls Station, Beacon Falls Village, and Beacon Falls Postal District. On the Naugatuck River, there are slightly over 6,000 people living in the tiny town of Beacon Falls. It's a fantastic location for fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. The waterfall that inspired the name Beacon Falls was located near Bethany along Beacon Brook. The region was formerly called Nyumps and was first inhabited by Paugasett and Paugasuck tribal groups before being established by English colonists in 1678. Incorporated in June of 1871, Beacon Falls was created from fragments of the nearby towns of Bethany, Oxford, Naugatuck, and Seymour. Early industries in the town's econom...