Earl’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Earl. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusEarl Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,102 at the 2020 census. Earl Township was named for early German settler Hans Graaf. His surname Graaf means "earl" in English.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,195 to 3,097 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Earl yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Earl’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Earl’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Earl, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Berks County - Earl - ED 6-22, ED 6-23, ED 6-29 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.