Swedish Pioneers

Berks County · dedicated 1949 · E Main St. / W Schuylkill Rd. (PA 724) between River Bridge Rd. and Red Corner Rd., 4.2 miles SE of

First European settlers in present Berks County on land granted by William Penn, 1704-5. The home of Mounce and Ingeborg Jones, built 1716 and the oldest house in the county, stands at the opposite end of the river bridge.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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