Mertztown was the largest village in Longswamp Township and was home to a number of manufacturing establishments including a flour mill, asbestos factory, and ochre plant.
A. E. Wagner, Ph.D., F. W. Balthaser, M.E., and D.K. Hoch, The Story of Berks County Pennsylvania, Eagle Book ad Job Press, Reading, 1913
Street Names Chestnut Street • Mertztown Road • State Street