Plowville, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Plowville is an unincorporated area
of Robeson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
. it is located on Pennsylvania Route 10
, just east of Interstate 176
. Its zip code is 19540 and is served by the Twin Valley School District
. The most recognizable landmark is Plow Church.
Linda Grace Hoyer Updike, the mother of author and novelist John Updike
and herself an author, was born and died in the house near Plowville where Updike himself lived during his adolescence; the house and surrounding region are described in great detail in Of the Farm
and in many of Updike's short stories, essays, and memoirs. She and Updike's father, Wesley, are buried in the cemetery of Robeson Lutheran (Plow) church in Plowville.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
of Robeson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Robeson Township, Pennsylvania
Robeson Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,869 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles , of which, 33.9 square miles of it is land and...
. it is located on Pennsylvania Route 10
Pennsylvania Route 10
Pennsylvania Route 10 is a long state route in southeastern Pennsylvania. PA 10 runs parallel to Interstate 176 for less than near Morgantown. Its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 472 in Oxford. Its northern terminus is at U.S...
, just east of Interstate 176
Interstate 176
Interstate 176 is a spur route of eastern Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. I-176, known locally as the "Morgantown Expressway", travels from Morgantown, Pennsylvania to Reading, Pennsylvania; the entire length of the highway is just over...
. Its zip code is 19540 and is served by the Twin Valley School District
Twin Valley School District
Twin Valley School District is centered in Elverson, Pennsylvania. It comprises Five schools, all within half an hour's driving distance of each other.-Schools:Twin Valley School District comprises:* Twin Valley Elementary Center...
. The most recognizable landmark is Plow Church.
Linda Grace Hoyer Updike, the mother of author and novelist John Updike
John Updike
John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic....
and herself an author, was born and died in the house near Plowville where Updike himself lived during his adolescence; the house and surrounding region are described in great detail in Of the Farm
Of the Farm
Of the Farm is a 1965 novel by the American author John Updike. Of the Farm was his fourth novel. The story concerns Joey Robinson, a divorced, thirty-five-year-old Manhattan advertising executive who visits his mother on her unfarmed farm in rural Pennsylvania. He has come with his new wife,...
and in many of Updike's short stories, essays, and memoirs. She and Updike's father, Wesley, are buried in the cemetery of Robeson Lutheran (Plow) church in Plowville.