Re-Inventing the Perfectly Pennsylvania Keystone Marker
Birdsboro (Reading – 9)
COORDINATES: 40.267385, -75.808774
COUNTY: Berks
DISTANCE TO NEXT: Reading - 9
EXPLANATION OF NAME: Named For William Bird First Settler
FOUNDED: 1740
MANUFACTURER: Carlisle Foundry Co.
STATUS: Marker was found in storage area by Borough in 2012. Repaired and restored for Borough by KMT and returned for reinstallation. Also has uncommon "Equal E" font.
2012 Photo by A. Durso shows broken corner
June 2013 photo of restored marker by J. Graham
November 2020 photos by JGl
Marker Used As Reference in Historical document. Photo by J. Graham