Editing East Berlin, Pennsylvania (section)

===Pre-colonization and early development===
Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the area in what would become East Berlin was inhabited by the [[Susquehannock]] Native Americans. As early as 1734, German, Irish, Dutch, and Quaker settlers began occupying land in what would later become Adams County.<ref name="The Wheels of Time II: East Berlin Sestercentennial" /> Following the 1736 signing of a treaty in Philadelphia between Thomas Penn and members of [[Iroquois#Iroquois Confederacy|the Six Nations]], many settlers began safely moving to the area.<ref name="The Wheels of Time II: East Berlin Sestercentennial" />

In 1764, John Frankenberger purchased two hundred acres of land from [[Thomas Penn|Thomas]] and [[Richard Penn Sr.|Richard Penn]], the sons of [[William Penn]].<ref name="The Wheels of Time II: East Berlin Sestercentennial">{{cite book|title=The Wheels of Time II |date=2014 |isbn=978-1-63452-297-7}}</ref> He divided it into eighty-five lots with streets and alleys and named it "Berlin" after [[Berlin|Berlin, Germany]], then the capital of the [[Kingdom of Prussia]], his native country.  Subsequently, confusion with [[Berlin, Pennsylvania|another community in Pennsylvania]] led to altering the name to "East Berlin."  By 1797, under the new owner John Hildebrand, East Berlin had approximately one hundred houses.  When York County was divided in 1800, East Berlin became part of the newly created Adams County.