Since the Turtle Tribe of the Lenni Lenape Indians occupied the area and the name "Tulpehocken" is of Indian origin meaning "Land of the Turtle", the Court felt it was appropriate to name the new township "Upper Tulpehocken". This name was unsatisfactory to a large number of people, resulting in several more petitions suggesting other names. In 1820 a petition was presented to the Court to form a new township and to name that new part "Perry". Until that time it was part of Tulpehocken Township. The area that is now known as Upper Tulpehocken Township was settled as early as 1735, but did not become a township of it own until 1820. The entire northwestern part of Berks County was once named Tulpehocken, which was organized as a district in 1729, when it was part of what was then Chester County.
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