Editing Berlin, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==

Immigrants (especially those from Germany) began settling the area before the [[American Revolutionary War]], and the surrounding [[Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Brothersvalley Township]] was incorporated in 1771. Further settlement occurred by Revolutionary War veterans, so the borough was laid out in 1784 and formally incorporated on February 7, 1833.

In June 1794, a riot occurred at the Berlin Schoolhouse during the [[Whiskey Rebellion]]. By September, Irish immigrant [[Robert Philson]] raised a [[liberty pole]] at his log store on the square and advised citizens to oppose U.S. laws. Federal troops arrived in October, and the rebellion evaporated, with Philson and itinerant preacher [[Herman Husband]] being taken to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] for trial (where they were acquitted). Governor [[Thomas Mifflin]] made his headquarters in Dr. Christian Boerstler's house.<ref>Pennsylvania historic marker; text at http://www.historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HME83_berlin_Berlin-PA.html</ref>

Local attorney [[Jeremiah S. Black]] rose to become Justice of Pennsylvania (1851-1857, serving as Chief Justice from 1851 to 1853). After election of fellow Pennsylvanian James Buchanan as President of the United States,  he began litigating fraudulent land claims in California as [[United States Attorney General]] and later served as Secretary of State.