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 (PHMC) 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. It 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.

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 walking distance of this marker: Safety Follows Wisdom (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Safety Follows Wisdom (about 400 feet away); Saylor Park-Welcome (about 500 feet away); Last of Their Kind (about 500 feet away); Saving the Kilns (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Coplay Made Cement: Cement Made Coplay (about 500 feet away); Discovery of Portland Cement

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(about 500 feet away); Lehigh Valley Rock Suitable for Hydraulic Cement (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coplay.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Coplay Made Cement: Cement Made Coplay (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

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 979 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.