Upper Nazareth Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Portland Cement

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

1. Portland Cement Marker

Inscription. This industry was born in the Lehigh Valley. David O. Saylor first made portland cement at Coplay in 1871. Here also was the first use of the rotary kiln process commercially Nov. 8, 1889. This region has continued to lead in the industry

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 (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1826.

Location. 40° 44.05′ N, 75° 20.203′ W. Marker is near Nazareth, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is in Upper Nazareth Township. It is on Bath Pike just east of Christian Springs Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2811 Bath Pike, Nazareth PA 18064, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Indian Tower (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Indian Graveyard (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Barony of the Rose (approx. 1.2 miles away); Holy Family Catholic Cemetery Priests' Plot (approx. 1.2 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); World War II and Korean Conflict Memorial

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); The UN Tree (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Will R. Beitel Children's Home (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nazareth.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Portland Cement. (Submitted on January 14, 2026, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

2. Portland Cement Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.