Place:Oley (township), Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameOley (township)
Alt namesOley Township
Oleysource: WeRelate abbreviation
TypeTownship
Located inBerks, Pennsylvania, United States     (1740 - )
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Oley Line
Spangsville
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Oley Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 3,620. Oley Township was originally formed in 1740 as a part of Philadelphia County, before Berks County was formed in 1752. The entire township was listed as a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Oley is a Native American name purported to mean "a hollow". Daniel Boone was born in Oley Township November 2, 1734.

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