State Hill, Pennsylvania

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State Hill, Pennsylvania
A view of homes in State Hill
A view of homes in State Hill
StateHill is located in Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°21′45″N 76°01′50″W / 40.36250°N 76.03056°W / 40.36250; -76.03056
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipLower Heidelberg
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code
19608

State Hill is an unincorporated community in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]

History

The area around present-day State Hill was historically associated with a roadway known as Old Dry Road, a name that survives in the nearby Old Dry Road Farm, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] State Hill developed during the mid-nineteenth century near the intersection of present-day State Hill Road and Brownsville Road.[3]

A tavern operated in State Hill by the late nineteenth century. The State Hill Beer Garden, originally constructed around 1876 as a stagecoach stop, became a local landmark and remained in operation until its demolition in 1987.[4]

State Hill is located southeast of Blue Marsh Lake, a reservoir constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1974 and 1979.[5][6]

The village is also home to a now-defunct elementary school, the Lower Heidelberg Consolidated School, which operated from 1931 to 2006. It is served by the Wilson School District.[7][8]

State Hill is home to several businesses and public facilities, including Berks Western Telecom, Blue Marsh Taxidermy, a station of the Western Berks Fire Department, and the Lower Heidelberg Township municipal and police complex.[9][10]

References

  1. "State Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  2. "Old Dry Road". National Park Service. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  3. "Chapter 23: History" (PDF). Berks County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  4. "Then & Now: The State Hill Beer Garden". Facebook: Berks Nostalgia. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  5. "Historical Survey of Blue Marsh Project Area". Berks History Center. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  6. "Blue Marsh Lake". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  7. "Western Berks Fire Department". Western Berks Fire Department. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  8. "Police Department". Lower Heidelberg Township. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  9. "Western Berks Fire Department". Western Berks Fire Department. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  10. "Police Department". Lower Heidelberg Township. Retrieved June 12, 2026.