History & local legend
The Bowers Hotel in Berks County traces its history to the 1820s, before the surrounding village was laid out under the Bowers name. Later, the East Pennsylvania Railroad brought quarry workers who stayed at the inn during their working week.
During a WFMZ television visit in May 2008, the hotel’s owner described an unexpected greeting while she was carrying boxes upstairs. When she opened the second-floor door, a woman’s voice said hello. She answered and continued her trips up and down the stairs.
Sources
- WFMZ-TV 69 News, May 8, 2008, Local Flavor at the Bowers Hotel, owner’s first-person account and quarry workers
- Kutztown Area Historical Society, The Village of Bowers, railroad stop and 1859 town layout
- Bowers Hotel, current inn identity, early history and street address
- OpenStreetMap, historical Bowers Hotel building
