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

Old Home Week

Heritage Mural

— — The Slate Belt, Pennsylvania... Where the Past Has Presence. — —

Old Home Week Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2021

1. Old Home Week Marker

Inscription.

This mural was inspired by the people and places of Bangor, PA circa 1912.
Sources include period photos from the Slate Belt Heritage Center, citizens of Bangor, and clothing from the collection of Janet Wilson.

1. The Muralist, James Gloria

2. Mary Steckel, c. 1900, Owner, Steckel's Jewelry Store

3. Hugh Thomas Morris, 1890-1980, Slate Quarry/Slate Dresser

4. Lottie Alda Morris, 1892-1957, Clothing Factory/Quality Inspector

5. "Miss Emma" Miller, c. 2012

6 & 7. John & Mary Dingle, c. 1908

8. Richard Benjamin Jones, Postal Worker

9. Benjamin Ivor Jones, Pharmacist

10. Boy Scouts, c. 1912

11. Bones the Dog, c. 2012

12. Gertrude Mary Smith Boddie, c. 1912
First African-American Graduate of ESU

13. Denny Carrig, Friend of the Muralist

14. Tommy Lewis, Chief of Police, 1912

15. The Mazza Building, c. 1912

16. Oreo, The Muralist's Cat

17. The Houck Building, c. 1912

18. Period clothes from the collection of Janet Wilson

19. Merchants Bank, now Bangor Public Library, c. 1900

20. The Bowers Building, c. 1900

21. William Bowers, Merchant

Erected 2012 by The Heritage Mural Education Program, The Slate

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Belt Community Partnership, and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 40° 51.959′ N, 75° 12.299′ W. Marker is in Bangor, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is on Broadway east of Murray Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Broadway, Bangor PA 18013, 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: Homefront (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert M. Jones (within shouting distance of this marker); Steinmetz Memorial Library

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2021

2. Old Home Week Marker

Mounted on local slate

(within shouting distance of this marker); The Century House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Slate Industry (about 500 feet away); Bethel Welsh Congregational Church Memorial (about 600 feet away); Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Mennonite Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bangor.

Also see . . . Beautify Bangor Mural Project. (Submitted on September 21, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Old Home Week Mural and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2021

3. Old Home Week Mural and Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.