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

Welcome to Foundry Park

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2024

1. Welcome to Foundry Park Marker

Inscription.

You are here on the former site of one of America's largest integrated steel facilities. The Bethlehem Plant of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation spanned almost five miles. Every step of production took place inside this plant, from receiving raw materials to shipping the finished products.

Throughout the park you will find a selection of artifacts integral to heavy industry. Follow in the footsteps of generations of workers and innovators along the path from resource to product!

Erected by National Museum of Industrial History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 40° 36.773′ N, 75° 22.207′ W. Marker is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Pierce Street, on the left when traveling east on 3rd Street. Marker is in Foundry Park, near the National Museum of Industrial History. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 602 East 2nd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast

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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: Resources & Raw Materials (here, next to this marker); Air Compressor (a few steps from this marker); Research (a few steps from this marker); Moving Around The Plant (a few steps from this marker); "Dinky" Locomotive (a few steps from this marker); Iron Production (a few steps from this marker); Experimental Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) (a few steps from this marker); Forging & Finished Products (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethlehem.

Also see . . . National Museum of Industrial History. (Submitted on July 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2024

2. Welcome to Foundry Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.