๐บ๐ธ Douglassville is a place (CDP) in Amity Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Douglassville is situated along U.S. Route 422 and Pennsylvania Route 724. Developments include the Amity Gardens subdivision, the West Ridge subdivision, the Briarwood subdivision, and the High Meadow subdivision. Douglassville also includes Cider Mill and the Woods Edge subdivision along Pennsylvania Route 562.
History Swedish pioneers were the first European settlers in present Berks County on land granted by William Penn. Swedish Lutheran Minister Andreas Rudman secured an order from William Penn on October 21, 1701 setting aside 10,000 acres (40ย kmยฒ) up the Schuylkill, near Manatawny Creek, for members of his congregation. The boundaries of Amity Township are almost identical to the boundaries of the original area known as Swedes' tract. Morlatton Village, an early settlement which became part of what is now Douglassville, was Berks County's first settlement site along the Schuylkill River. The settlement later became the location of Old St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church or Old Swedes, founded in 1720 as the oldest church in Berks County. The site also included the Mouns Jones House, built by Swedish settlers in 1716. The house is the oldest documented dwelling in Berks County.
Geography Douglassville is located on the Schuylkill River and mainly upon its left bank.
Parks and recreation Lake Drive Park and Recreation Area is in the Amity Gardens subdivision. Facilities include basketball and tennis courts, a skateboard park, a pavilion, and a picnic area. Hill Road Park is located in the West Ridge subdivision, and includes a baseball field and a pavilion. Monocacy Hill Preserve is an undeveloped park used for hiking and environmental education outside Douglassville. The park has trails going around the mountain.
Infrastructure Klein Transportation provides bus service from Douglassville to Reading, Kutztown, Wescosville, Hellertown, and Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
Douglassville has a population of over 518 people. Douglassville also forms part of the wider Berks County which has a population of over 428,849 people. Douglassville is situated near Reading.
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๐บ๐ธ Greensburg 40.283
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๐บ๐ธ West Chester -75.6
๐บ๐ธ Jim Thorpe -75.733
๐จ๐ด Santa Fe de Antioquia -75.817
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๐บ๐ธ Wilkes-Barre -75.881
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Locations Near: Douglassville -75.7167,40.25
๐บ๐ธ Reading -75.938,40.342 d: 21.3
๐บ๐ธ West Chester -75.6,39.95 d: 34.8
๐บ๐ธ King of Prussia -75.385,40.091 d: 33.3
๐บ๐ธ Norristown -75.333,40.117 d: 35.8
๐บ๐ธ Allentown -75.467,40.604 d: 44.6
๐บ๐ธ Lansdale -75.283,40.233 d: 36.8
๐บ๐ธ Ephrata -76.167,40.167 d: 39.3
๐บ๐ธ Media -75.383,39.917 d: 46.7
๐บ๐ธ Bethlehem -75.367,40.617 d: 50.4
๐บ๐ธ Upper Darby -75.3,39.95 d: 48.7
Antipodal to: Douglassville 104.283,-40.25
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