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

Bryden Horse Shoe Works

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

1. Bryden Horse Shoe Works Marker

Inscription. Established in 1882, this plant was one of the largest of its kind in the world. It produced a wide variety of horseshoes using the unique patented process of George Bryden. Their high quality led to international demand and distribution. Thousands of Bryden shoes were supplied to the British War Dept., 1899-1910, during and after the Boer War. Bryden became Phoenix Manufacturing Co. in 1928 and converted production to commercial forging.

Erected 2014 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 40° 39.35′ N, 75° 28.75′ W. Marker is in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is on Front Street. The marker is in front of the Phoenix Forging Co. plant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Front 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 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: David Thomas (approx. ¼ mile away); Crane Iron Works (approx. 0.3 miles away); John F. Kennedy (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Biery's Port (approx. ¾ mile away); Dery Silk Mill (approx. ¾ mile away); Davies and Thomas Company (approx. 0.8 miles away); George Taylor (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Catasauqua.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Bryden Horse Shoe Works. Further information about the history of the Bryden horseshoe plant. (Submitted on January 15, 2020, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

2. Bryden Horse Shoe Works Marker

Bryden Horse Shoe Works-Phoenix Forging Co building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

3. Bryden Horse Shoe Works-Phoenix Forging Co building

Bryden Horse Shoe Works-Phoenix Forging Co building full view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

4. Bryden Horse Shoe Works-Phoenix Forging Co building full view

Bryden Horse Shoe Works image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Omaira Serrano-Rosa, February 21, 2025

5. Bryden Horse Shoe Works

Banner in front of the Phoenix Forging Co. building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

6. Banner in front of the Phoenix Forging Co. building

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