Weishample, Pennsylvania
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Weishample is a community in Barry Township
, Schuylkill County
in the U.S. state
of Pennsylvania
, about 20 miles northeast of Harrisburg
.
The town is supposedly named after Rev. John Frederick Weishampel
due to his association with John Winebrenner
.
Barry Township, Pennsylvania
Barry Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Formed in 1822, it is named for American Revolutionary War Commander John Barry and was formed from parts of Norwegian and Schuylkill Townships.-Geography:...
, Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
-Notable people:*Boxing heavyweight great Muhammad Ali had his training camp in Deer Lake.*Charles Justin Bailey, commanding general of the 81st Division in World War I, was born in Tamaqua on June 21, 1859....
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, about 20 miles northeast of Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
.
The town is supposedly named after Rev. John Frederick Weishampel
John Frederick Weishampel
John Frederick Weishampel was a Baltimore, Maryland minister and author. The most notable of his works is The Testimony of a Hundred Witnesses , a compilation which contains one hundred religious testimonies from Christians of different denominations...
due to his association with John Winebrenner
John Winebrenner
John Winebrenner , founded the Churches of God General Conference.He studied at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was ordained in the German Reformed Church in 1820...
.