Catasauqua in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Davies and Thomas Company

Photographed by Laura Klotz, 2023

1. Davies and Thomas Company Marker

Inscription. Established here, 1865, the company was a pioneer in the manufacture of iron plate for lining underwater tunnels. Projects included the Holland, Lincoln, and Pa. Railroad tunnels and others worldwide. A tunnel segment was displayed at the 1904 St. Louis Exposition.

Erected 2023 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 40° 39.049′ N, 75° 27.888′ W. Marker is in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is on Race Street (Pennsylvania Route 1004) 0.3 miles west of 10th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 324 Race Street, Catasauqua PA 18032, 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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dery Silk Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Biery's Port (approx. ¼ mile away); George Taylor (approx. ¼ mile away); Crane Iron Works (approx. half a mile away); David Thomas (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bryden Horse Shoe Works (approx. 0.8 miles away); John F. Kennedy (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Catasauqua.

Also see . . .
1. Davies and Thomas Foundry State Marker (Historic Catasauqua Preservation Association). (Submitted on September 23, 2024.)
2. MarkerQuest - Davies and Thomas Company. (Submitted on September 23, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Distance shot of marker with surviving building in the background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Klotz, 2023

2. Distance shot of marker with surviving building in the background.

Davies & Thomas Company image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Omaira Serrano-Rosa, February 21, 2025

3. Davies & Thomas Company

Photographed by Omaira Serrano-Rosa, February 21, 2025

4. Davies & Thomas Company

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on February 21, 2025, by Omaira Serrano-Rosa of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.