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

Eugene Gifford Grace

(1876-1960)

 
 
Eugene Gifford Grace Marker image. Click for full size.
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. Marker 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.
 
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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. (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
Wide view of the Eugene Gifford Grace Marker image. Click for full size.
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 904 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.

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