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NOTES: Beers’ Atlas doesn’t note which roads are which. I supplied these names from my own memory, and some may even be correct. The “Turnpike” refers to the old Easton to Berwick Turnpike, which is today’s Rt. 93. “Gilbert Rd.” is the main east to west route through the Quakake Valley, running from Rt. 93 westward to Rt. 309 in Schuylkill. “Mill Road” is a parallel road running close to the Quakake Creek, where most of the saw and grist mills were located.
Village names differ a bit from the present day. Names used here refer to what was there in 1875. Hartz Station is now known as Hudsondale. The village of Quakake is not to be confused with the town of that name in Schuylkill Co. The Packer Twp. village of that name was located along Round Point Rd. and was tucked into a small valley between the Spring Mt. and Round Head Mt.
In regards to the Gerhard name, I’ve used the modern spelling. Beers had the name spelled both as “Gearhart” and “Gerhart”. Although Beers produced a dandy atlas, they were not noted for their excellent spelling. No matter the spelling, all the Gerhards in the valley at that time were descended from the same ancestor (Mathias Gerhard). I’ve also standardized the variant spellings used in Beers of the Hinkle, Romig and Stewart names (Hinkel, Romich & Stuart).
Although I’d like to put the actual map online, I can’t at this time. Problem is, the map covers two pages of the book, with some of it disappearing into the books spine when I scan the page.
Click here to go to the 1875 Beers Atlas
map of Packer Twp.
This
is a fairly large map, weighing in at around 390 Kb!
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PROPERTY OWNER |
VILLAGE |
STREET OR ROAD |
NOTES |
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Alsbach, F. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Bachart, J. |
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Round Point Rd. |
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Boetger, V. |
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Mill Rd. |
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Boldy, H. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Brenckman, F. |
Hartz Station |
Gilbert Rd. |
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Brown |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
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Castner, J. & F. H. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Commins, T. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
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Cragle, T. |
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Beaver Meadow Rd. |
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Dingon, J. |
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Beaver Meadow Rd. |
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Englehart, J. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Engleman, W. |
Lausanne |
Turnpike |
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Erckman, N. |
Quakake |
Round Point Rd. |
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Eroh, G. |
Hartz Station |
Weatherly Rd. |
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Faust, D. |
Quakake |
Round Point Rd. |
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Faust, J. |
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Beaver Meadow Rd. |
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Gerhard, B. |
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Mill Rd. |
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Gerhard, B. |
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Mill Rd. |
Saw Mill |
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Gerhard, D. |
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Mill Rd. |
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Gerhard, D. |
Gerhard Station |
Mill Rd. |
Blacksmith Shop |
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Gerhard, D. |
Gerhard Station |
Mill Rd. |
Grist Mill |
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Gerhard, S. D. |
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Mill Rd. |
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Gerhart, J. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Hartz, E., Mrs. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
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Hartz, E., Mrs. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
Swan Hotel |
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Hartz, P. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike & Weatherly Rd. |
B.S. shop |
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Hein, William |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Heinly, H. |
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Mill Rd. |
Saw Mill |
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Hinkle, A. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Hinkle, George |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Hinkle, J. |
Quakake |
Round Point Rd. |
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Hinkle, P. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Hudson & Lauderburn |
Quakake |
Round Point Rd. |
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Hudson, Lauderburn & Smith |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
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Hudson, S. W. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
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Hudson, S. W. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
Grist Mill |
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Hudson, S. W. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
Foundry & Machine shop |
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Hudson, S. W. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
Saw Mill |
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Jenkins, R. |
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Mill Rd. |
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Keiper, Charles |
Hartz Station |
Weatherly Rd. |
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Keller, D. R. |
Hartz Station |
Gilbert Rd. |
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Koons, T. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike & Weatherly Rd. |
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Kropp, C. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Kropp, William |
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Gilbert Rd. |
Hotel |
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Lafflin Powder Mfg. Co. |
Quakake |
Round Point Rd. |
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Leivich, C. H. (Leibig) |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Mace, J. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Mace, Mrs. C. |
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Wetzel Run Rd. |
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Martin, D. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Moser, D. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Neifert, M. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Powder Magazines |
Lausanne |
Turnpike |
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Rinker, Mrs. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Romig, Thomas |
Quakake |
Round Point Rd. |
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Romig, J. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Romig, N. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Schickrom, William |
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Wetzel Run Rd. |
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Schickrom, William |
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Wetzel Run Rd. & Gilbert Rd. |
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Spring Mountain Hotel |
Hartz Station |
T-pike & Weatherly Rd. |
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St. Matthew's Church |
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Gilbert Rd. & Beaver Meadow
Rd. |
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Steiner, W. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Stewart, D. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Stewart, W. |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Stewart, D. |
Quakake |
Round Point Rd. |
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Weldy, H. A. & Co. |
Lausanne |
Turnpike |
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Wetzel |
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Wetzel Run Rd. |
Saw Mill |
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Wetzel, A. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
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Wetzel, Daniel |
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Wetzel Run Rd. |
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Wetzel, Daniel |
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Gilbert Rd. |
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Wetzel, Daniel |
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Gilbert Rd. |
Saw Mill |
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Wetzel, David |
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Wetzel Run Rd. |
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Wetzel, J. |
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Wetzel Run Rd. |
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Wetzel, Mrs. |
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Wetzel Run Rd. |
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Wetzel, S. |
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Wetzel Run Rd. |
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Wolf, S. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike & Weatherly Rd. |
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Woodring, J. |
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Round Point Rd. |
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Young, J. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike & Weatherly Rd. |
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Young, S. |
Hartz Station |
Turnpike |
Estate |
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