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Hellertown in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

173 Main Street

Historic Home

— Circa 1778 —

 
 
173 Main Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
1. 173 Main Street Marker
Inscription.

Home contains the original
walk-in fireplace and beehive oven

 
Erected 1992 by Hellertown Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 40° 34.435′ N, 75° 20.446′ W. Marker is in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 412) south of Spruce Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 173 Main Street, Hellertown PA 18055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Reverend Samuel Hess House (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Joseph J. Beyer (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Memorial (about 800 feet away); Saucon Valley Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cpl. Charles C. Seifert (approx. 0.2 miles away); Laubach Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. Henry Detwiller Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Detwiller Plaza (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hellertown.
 
173 Main Street and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
2. 173 Main Street and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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