Mohnton Explorer Mohnton Virtual Tour Special Features

Montgomery 1909 Meiser 1985 75th Anniversary Book Mohnton National Bank Mohnton Auditorium Mohnton Post Office Mohnton Schools Trolley Gun Makers Mohnton Navy Yard

Mohnton Slideshow Mohnton circa 1940 Aerial Views 1947 Screen Saver The Faces of Mohnsville The Windmills of Mohnsville

Aerial Views

These three aerial pictures were taken on September 27, 1947. If you click on one of the pictures the full size image will load into your browser. Be forewarned, these are large images. If you are connecting to the internet via a dial-up connection expect at least a two minute wait for the picture to download.

	Mohnton and the area to its west as viewed from the west. The old high school building can be seen slightly left of center.
	Mohnton from the west, this picture provides a good view of the homes and factories that line Wyomissing Avenue. You can clearly see the dam and mill race that supplied water power to Leininger's Knitting Mill. The Hotel Mohnton and Mohnton Auditorium can be clearly seen.
	Shillington as viewed from the south. The quarry that serves a soccer field can be seen on the extreme left. The county poor house can be seen on the extreme right. The city of Reading is near the top of the image.

  Images from the archives of Berks County historian George Meiser IX