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

Eugene Gifford Grace

(1876-1960)

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, April 4, 2010

1. Eugene Gifford Grace Marker

Inscription. President, Bethlehem Steel, 1913-45, & chairman, 1946-57, lived here. A protégé of industrialist Charles M. Schwab, he helped make the company the U.S.'s largest shipbuilder & 2nd largest steelmaker - a formidable supplier in two world wars.

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

Location. 40° 36.617′ N, 75° 22.83′ W. Marker is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is on West 4th Street 0 miles east of Brodhead Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 West 4th Street, 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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Catherine Drinker Bowen (approx. 0.2 miles away); Steelworkers Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edwin L. Drake (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert H. Sayre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crown Inn (approx. ¼ mile away); John Fritz (approx. ¼ mile away); Samuel Wetherill (approx. ¼ mile away); Brighton Court (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethlehem.

Also see . . .
1. Eugene Gifford Grace - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Eugene Gifford Grace at FindAGrave.com

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Photographed by Paul Crumlish, April 4, 2010

2. Wide view of the Eugene Gifford Grace Marker

The marker stands in the front yard of the Grace residence which has been used as a restaurant in recent years.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,246 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.