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

First Cement

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

1. First Cement Marker

Inscription. David O. Saylor was the first to make portland cement in the United States, at Coplay in 1871. First use of the rotary kiln to manufacture cement on a commercial scale also was here Nov. 8, 1889.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1889.

Location. 40° 40.57′ N, 75° 29.88′ W. Marker is in Coplay, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. Marker is on Coplay Road. The marker is near the entrance of the Saylor Park Apartments. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coplay PA 18037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Saylor Park-Welcome (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Coplay Made Cement: Cement Made Coplay (about 500 feet away); Lehigh Valley Rock Suitable for Hydraulic Cement (about 500 feet away); Discovery of Portland Cement (about 600 feet away); The Schoefer Kilns (about 600 feet away); Fort Deshler (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx.

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1.4 miles away); The Reformed Pastors of the Egypt Union Church (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coplay.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - First Cement, Coplay. Further information about David O. Saylor and his cement kilns. (Submitted on November 20, 2018.)

First Cement Marker near the entrance to the Saylor Park Apartments image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

2. First Cement Marker near the entrance to the Saylor Park Apartments

The remains of the Saylor cement factory-museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

3. The remains of the Saylor cement factory-museum

Sign at the entrance to the Saylor Cement Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

4. Sign at the entrance to the Saylor Cement Museum

The museum is less than one mile east of the First Cement Marker on Coplay Road

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 13, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.