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

Dery Silk Mill

Photographed by Laura Klotz, November 2018

1. Dery Silk Mill Marker

Inscription. Here was D. George Dery's first Pennsylvania silk mill, built 1897 and later enlarged. By 1914, Dery had 15 mills in this state and one in Massachusetts, employing some 4,000 people; was considered the world's largest individual silk manufacturer. Operations ceased, 1923.

Erected 1998 by Pennsylvania Historical and 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.

Location. 40° 38.95′ N, 75° 28.062′ W. Marker is in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is on Race Street just south of Race Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Race 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Biery's Port (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Taylor (about 800 feet away); Davies and Thomas Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crane Iron Works (approx. half a mile away); David Thomas (approx. half a mile away); Bryden Horse Shoe Works

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(approx. ¾ mile away); John F. Kennedy (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Catasauqua.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Dery Silk Mill. Further information and links about the life and work of D. George Dery. (Submitted on May 16, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Dery Silk Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Omaira Serrano-Rosa, February 21, 2025

2. Dery Silk Mill

Dery Silk Mill, now an apartment building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Klotz, November 2018

3. Dery Silk Mill, now an apartment building.

Photographed by Omaira Serrano-Rosa, February 21, 2025

4. Dery Silk Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,145 times since then and 310 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 16, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on February 21, 2025, by Omaira Serrano-Rosa of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on May 16, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on February 21, 2025, by Omaira Serrano-Rosa of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.