Coplay in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Safety Follows Wisdom
Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 8, 2025
1. Safety Follows Wisdom Marker
Safety Trophy Awarded
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Ormrod Pa. Plant No. 2
for a perfect safety record
in 1929
Reawarded for a perfect safety record
for 193x · 193x · 1936 · 1937 · 1953 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958
[years difficult to read]
Erected 1929.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the "Safety Follows Wisdom" Portland Cement Association Safety Trophies series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.
Location. 40° 40.566′ N, 75° 29.788′ W. Marker is in Coplay, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is on 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Saylor Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 299 North 2nd Street, Coplay PA 18037, 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: A different marker also named Safety Follows Wisdom (here, next to this marker); Saylor Park-Welcome (a few steps from this marker); Last of Their Kind (within shouting distance of this marker); Coplay Made Cement: Cement Made Coplay (within shouting distance of this marker); Saving the Kilns
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Coplay Made Cement: Cement Made Coplay (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. The marker was moved from Lehigh Portland Cement Company Plant No. 2 in Ormrod PA, date unknown.
Also see . . . Lehigh Portland Cement Company History. (Submitted on March 10, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 8, 2025
2. Safety Follows Wisdom Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
