Brief history: William Abbott Witman Sr., a politician and businessman, began building the Pagoda in 1906 to hide the unpleasant appearance of his stone quarry. The Pagoda was completed in 1908 and ...

Every day, every fire, they are faced with a challenge of preserving pieces of the city. Reading firefighters risk their lives to save yours and now the history of the department is captured in a book ...

Did you know: The land Reading was founded on was granted to William Penn by King Charles II of England. The town was founded by Penn’s sons, Thomas and Richard. Reading is named for William Penn’s ...