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- Coopersburg was settled in about 1730. It originally was named Freyburg after local tavern owner and Joseph Frey, a judge. By the time the town was incorporated, it had been renamed Coopersburg, named after Judge Peter Cooper.
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Coopersburg was settled in about 1730. It originally was named Freyburg after local tavern owner and Joseph Frey, a judge. By the time the town was incorporated, it had been renamed Coopersburg, named after Judge Peter Cooper. The town was once the site of popular cattle sales at the estate of Tilghman S. Cooper.
The residents gave their village the name Coopersburg in 1832, in honor of Peter Cooper, though a post office had been established there, in 1818, known as Freysburg.
Mar 20, 2019 · Where did these Pennsylvania town names come to be? Here's our look at the Philly-area figures and businesses that got their names on the map.
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Jan 8, 2022 · Coopersburg was originally known as Fryburg, and was named after an early 19th century hotel proprietor named Joseph Fry Jr., who the article notes was also a distillery owner.
Philadelphia served as the nation's capital for much of the 18th century. During the 19th century, Pennsylvania grew its northwestern, northeastern, and southwestern borders, and Pittsburgh emerged as of the nation's largest and most prominent cities for a period of time.
Nov 9, 2009 · Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for his fellow Quakers, and became known as the birthplace of independence as one of the 13 colonies.
2 days ago · Traveling up the Delaware from a settlement at the present site of Wilmington, Del., Gov. Johan Printz of the colony of New Sweden established his capital on Tinicum Island (New Gothenborg) in 1643. Other Europeans, primarily the Dutch, established trading posts within Pennsylvania as early as 1647.
