 Later converted into the tavern known as Stouch's Tavern, it was the oldest tavern operating in the county at the time that historian Morton L. Montgomery wrote his 1909 book, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania", and was still in operation as of 2010.Within a few years, the town had become a waypoint for travelers making their way not just between Lebanon and Reading, but to other larger cities across and beyond the Keystone State.In 1774, the name of the town was changed to Womelsdorf in recognition of the leadership of John Womelsdorf.