13 Facts About Wyomissing Pennsylvania

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From south to north, the west side of Wyomissing Pennsylvania is bordered by the unincorporated communities of Montrose Manor, Lincoln Park, West Wyomissing Pennsylvania, West Lawn, Whitfield, and Colony Park.

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Northeast boundary of Wyomissing Pennsylvania with Reading is formed by Tulpehocken Creek and a small portion of the Schuylkill River.

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3.

Original inhabitants of Wyomissing Pennsylvania are Lenape Native Americans, who lived along the banks of Wyomissing Pennsylvania Creek.

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4.

Title to the land that much of Wyomissing Pennsylvania is built upon was in two parcels, an eastern tract and a western tract, which were divided by a northwesterly line in the vicinity of Lake Avenue.

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5.

In 1896, present-day Wyomissing began to take form when Thomas P Merritt acquired 600 acres.

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6.

Wyomissing Pennsylvania is a thriving commercial office and retail center, in large part due to its proximity to Reading and its highway access.

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7.

Several large corporations are headquartered in Wyomissing Pennsylvania, including Penn Entertainment, the second largest gaming company in the US, Boscov's Inc, one of the last family-owned department store chains in the US, and Carpenter Technology Corporation.

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8.

Wyomissing Pennsylvania is a first-class borough with a council-manager form of government.

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9.

Wyomissing Pennsylvania is located at the junction of US Route 222 and US Route 422, which pass concurrent through the borough on the Warren Street Bypass freeway.

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10.

Wyomissing Pennsylvania is served by multiple Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority bus routes including 12,14,15, and 16, which serve residential and business areas in the borough and connect the borough to the BARTA Transportation Center in Reading and other points in Berks County.

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11.

Wyomissing Pennsylvania was proposed to be the western terminus of a section of the Schuylkill Valley Metro passenger rail service.

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12.

Electricity to most of Wyomissing Pennsylvania is provided by PPL Corporation in Allentown; with the Berkshire Heights portion of the borough receiving electricity from Met-Ed, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy.

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13.

Sewer service in Wyomissing Pennsylvania is provided by the borough's Public Works Department.

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