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

Emmaus

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

1. Emmaus Marker

Inscription. Called by the Indians "Macungie," or "feeding place of the bears." Area settlement begun in 1730's, and Shelter House was erected in 1734. Moravians established a "Gemein-Ort," or congregational village, and named it after the biblical town of Emmaus in 1761.

Erected 1966 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1734.

Location. 40° 32.462′ N, 75° 29.192′ W. Marker is in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is on Main Street. The marker is located in front of the library. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Emmaus PA 18049, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jasper Park Indian (approx. 2.3 miles away); Indian Jasper Quarries (approx. 2.4 miles away); Allentown (approx. 2.9 miles away); Band City U.S.A. (approx. 4 miles away); U.S.S. Allentown (approx. 4 miles away); Log Haus (approx.

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4 miles away); U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II (approx. 4 miles away); USAACS Sons & Daughters World War II Memorial (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emmaus.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Emmaus. Historical information and photographs about Emmaus. (Submitted on October 7, 2020, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

2. Emmaus Marker

Emmaus Marker with photo showing the entire front of the library building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

3. Emmaus Marker with photo showing the entire front of the library building

Main entrance to the library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

4. Main entrance to the library

Mural on the library building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

5. Mural on the library building

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 809 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on September 28, 2020, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.