Bethlehem in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Northampton Heights
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 28, 2024
1. Northampton Heights Marker
Erected 2022 by South Bethlehem Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.
Location. 40° 36.725′ N, 75° 21.022′ W. Marker is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is on Fourth Street west of Lynn Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bethlehem PA 18015, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Heat Treating (approx. ¾ mile away); A Changing Landscape (approx. ¾ mile away); The No. 2 Machine Shop (approx. ¾ mile away); Wartime Steel (approx. ¾ mile away); Non-Native Plants (approx. 0.8 miles away); Why Did Bethlehem Close? (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Flow Of Goods & Money (approx. 0.8 miles away); One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethlehem.
More about this marker. Although the marker is dated 2020, production delays delayed its installation until October, 2022.
Also see . . .
1. Exploring Bethlehem -- Northampton Heights. Once a separate borough, this tiny enclave was home to people representing 28 different ethnicities between 1900 and 1960. Hemmed in on all sides by a massive steel plant, the tiny town was eventually obliterated by "redevelopment" in the 1960s. (Mark Iampietro, uploaded Oct. 13, 2022) (Submitted on October 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. ‘Our own league of nations’: Razed Bethlehem neighborhood gets historical marker.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 28, 2024
2. Northampton Heights Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
