Moselem, Pennsylvania
Moselem is an unincorporated community in Richmond Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Moselem is located along Pennsylvania Route 662 east of Maiden Creek.[2]
Moselem, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 40°30′2″N 75°53′3″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Berks |
Township | Richmond |
Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
GNIS feature ID | 1181601[1] |
History
A post office called Moselem was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] Moselem is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "trout stream".[4]
gollark: I'm pretty annoyed at myself for somehow constantly managing to mess it up.
gollark: There's also the automatic Forge backup, which seems to be corrupted somehow.
gollark: ```world-2019-04-07_02-38-16.zip world-2019-04-07_05-38-16.zip world-2019-04-07_08-38-16.zipworld-2019-04-07_03-08-16.zip world-2019-04-07_06-08-16.zip world-2019-04-07_09-08-16.zipworld-2019-04-07_03-38-16.zip world-2019-04-07_06-38-16.zip world-2019-04-07_09-38-16.zipworld-2019-04-07_04-08-16.zip world-2019-04-07_07-08-16.zip world-2019-04-07_10-16-45.zipworld-2019-04-07_04-38-16.zip world-2019-04-07_07-38-16.zipworld-2019-04-07_05-08-16.zip world-2019-04-07_08-08-16.zip```These are all *after* it broke.
gollark: Yes, but apparently I didn't configure them to go back long enough.
gollark: I really hope I haven't broken anything irrecoverably...
References
- "Moselem". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Berks County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- Wagner, A. E.; Balthaser, Francis Wilhauer; Hoch, D. K. (1913). The Story of Berks County (Pennsylvania). Eagle Book and Job Press. p. 28.
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