PHOTOS: Walkers explore historical Pottstown structures

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Historical Pottstown Walking Tour participants look over a house on the corner of York Street and East High Street. The historical structure was the grand old “Isaac Fegely” mansion and was built in 1868. Before being closed due to building code violations, it housed physician offices and recently apartments.

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Alan Swiesford, far left, leads a group of people down East High Street during the Historical Pottstown Walking Tour Thursday. During the tour, Sweisford talked about his great grandfather's business called the “Sweisford Star Restaurant” which was housed in the building of Jack O'Reilly Tuxedos.

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Michael Snyder, who often writes about Pottstown Borough history, talks about the evolution of The Security Trust Building to a group of people. Snyder was one of the presenters at the Historical Pottstown Walking Tour Thursday. Walkers learned about the history of several structures along East High Street.

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Pottstown Historical Society President David Kerns explains the history of the corner which used to be the “Rising Sun” hotel where George Washington was said to have stayed on his way to the Whiskey Rebellion in 1796. Kerns spoke to a group of people part of the Historical Pottstown Walking Tour Thursday.

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A view of Pottstown is seen from the fourth floor of The Security Trust Building. Participants of the Historical Pottstown Walking Tour on Thursday ended the event by viewing the borough from above inside the historical building.

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Shown is The Security Trust Building on the corner of East High Street and North Hanover Street. The building was built in 1888 and was the last stop on the Historical Pottstown Walking Tour Thursday. The building now hosts the Brick House restaurant as well as several organizations including the TriCounty Chamber of Commerce and the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation.

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Participants of the Historical Pottstown Walking Tour Thursday look over some old photos while in front of the Kiss family operated motorcycle business, which has been there since 1913. The office is in a house built in around 1900 while the garage, adjacent to the shop, was built in 1917.

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This brownstone building on High Street in Pottstown was built in 1904 by Dr. Eck for his medical practice. It was renamed for Ralph E. Shaner & Sons Engineers, who occupied the building from 1946 to 2005. The building was one of the stops on the Historical Pottstown Walking Tour Thursday.