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On October 7th, 1948 President Harry S. Truman made a campaign stop in Reading where he addressed a crowd of roughly 20,000 on Penn Square… Read more: Harry Truman Visits Reading On This Day 1948 - Stichter Hardware Company – 505 Penn StreetStichter Hardware was a well-known name amongst Reading merchants for over a century and a half. To get the full picture of the history of… Read more: Stichter Hardware Company – 505 Penn Street
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