This mill was operated by the Rebers between 1813-1828. The mills, forges and tanneries which at one time were successful are long gone, with the exception of one mill, which is located just south of Strausstown, on Route 183. Before this, the voters went to Reading, then in 1779 to the house of Godfrey Rohrer in Tulpehocken in 1809 to the house of Henry Horst and in 1812 part of the township went to the public house of George Shartle in Upper Bern Township.
Since the record books were passed from one Supervisor to another, with no permanent place to store them, the early records have since been lost and the names of the first three Supervisors are unavailable. Three Supervisors were elected, with each one being responsible for the care of a section assigned to him. The first designated place to vote in the newly formed township was the public house of Christian Long. This ended the controversy, since the location was the main deciding factor of the name. Since the Turtle Tribe of the Lenni Lenape Indians occupied the area and the name "Tulpehocken" is of Indian origin meaning "Land of the Turtle", the Court felt it was appropriate to name the new township "Upper Tulpehocken". This name was unsatisfactory to a large number of people, resulting in several more petitions suggesting other names. In 1820 a petition was presented to the Court to form a new township and to name that new part "Perry".
Until that time it was part of Tulpehocken Township. The area that is now known as Upper Tulpehocken Township was settled as early as 1735, but did not become a township of it own until 1820. The entire northwestern part of Berks County was once named Tulpehocken, which was organized as a district in 1729, when it was part of what was then Chester County.
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