Berlin, Pennsylvania
| Berlin, Pennsylvania | |
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Berlin, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 39°55′17″N 78°57′00″W / 39.92139°N 78.95000°WCoordinates: 39°55′17″N 78°57′00″W / 39.92139°N 78.95000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Somerset |
| Settled | 1784 |
| Incorporated | February 7, 1833 |
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| • Type | Borough Council |
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| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,323 ft (708 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,192 |
| • Density | 2,420.0/sq mi (934.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 15530 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
Berlin, a borough located approximately 75 miles southeast of Pittsburgh in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,192 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town's major celebration each fall concerns the Whiskey Rebellion in the 1790s, although in recent years residents also commemorate the termination of Flight 93 in nearby Shanksville in 2001. The Berlin Fife and Drum Corps [1] is one of the oldest such bands in North America. Snyder of Berlin potato chips are made in town, which also hosts Center Rock, Inc., a drilling-equipment manufacturer. Farming and coal mining have long been important in the area.
It is not near East Berlin in Adams County, nor New Berlin in Union County. East Berlin was previously called Berlin but had to have the "East" added to avoid confusion with this Berlin.
Immigrants from Germany, especially, began settling the area before the American Revolutionary War, so the surrounding Brothersvalley Township was incorporated in 1771. Further settlement occurred by Revolutionary War veterans, so this borough was laid out in 1784 and formally incorporated on February 7, 1833.
In June 1794, a riot occurred at the Berlin Schoolhouse during the Whiskey Rebellion. By September, Irish immigrant Robert Philson raised a liberty pole at his log store on the square and advised citizens to oppose U.S. laws. Federal troops arrived in October and the rebellion evaporated, with Philson and iterant preacher Herman Husband being taken to Philadelphia for trial (where they were acquitted). Governor Thomas Mifflin made his headquarters in Dr. Christian Boerstler's house.
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