This portion of the iron complex was known as the casting house. A chute from the hearth under Stack #7 brought molten iron into the large, open room. The floor of the room was covered in deep sand, which was shaped into molds. As the molten iron . . . — — Map (db m85236) HM
After the last cast After Lock Ridges last cast in 1921, the company shuttered the complex, and it sat abandoned for many years. Historic preservation was not yet a major concern, and few people thought of the complex as a place worthy of . . . — — Map (db m85205) HM
From charcoal to “stone coal” During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Lehigh Valley, with its wealth of trees for charcoal fuel and substantial sources of ore, attracted many enterprising iron facilities to . . . — — Map (db m85224) HM
Representative of the many iron furnaces in the Lehigh Valley, Lock Ridge was constructed here in 1868, operated until 1921, and was the last furnace in the US to solely use anthracite coal as fuel. By the late 19th century the Lehigh Valley was the . . . — — Map (db m85180) HM
Two “Donkeys” and a Massasoit Iron was actually produced in the furnaces, but much of the action at Lock Ridge took place on the surrounding railroad tracks and in the nearby outbuildings. At the height of production, three trains . . . — — Map (db m85282) HM
Allentown philanthropist Harry C. Trexler wanted only the best for West Park. He hired a famous landscape designer from Philadelphia to help fulfill his vision. J. Franklin Meehan created the park's Planting Plan in 1906. He designed the park to . . . — — Map (db m175206) HM
On 4th Street north of Chew Street, on the right when traveling north.
For those who left us before graduation.
May they live forever in Christ's peace.
Victor Sarmir 1971 Randy Weber 1971
Thomas Schantz 1977 Joseph Mazzini 1988
Zachary Mahoney 2006 Alayna Velez 2017
I am the Resurrection and the Life. . . . — — Map (db m157335) HM
On South 4th Street (PA 145) at West Mountain Road on South 4th Street (PA 145).
Founded 1762 by the noted colonial leader and the jurist, William Allen. Known until 1834 as Northampton. Here the Liberty Bell was hidden in 1777, and Revolutionary wounded hospitalized. City incorporation, 1867. Long a textile and cement center. — — Map (db m85356) HM
In the late 1800s, this land almost became a reservoir instead of a park. City officials thought the high ground would supply good water pressure for their firefighting system. After they changed their minds, the empty lot became a baseball field, . . . — — Map (db m174998) HM
Music has always been a vital part of West Park's charm. Horace Trumbauer, a well-known architect of the early 1900s, designed the park's band shell. He created a design that would complement J. Franklin Mechan's elegant plan for the . . . — — Map (db m174966) HM
On 5th Street just south of Linden Street, on the right when traveling south.
This twelve foot tall horse pays tribute to Charles Corland Dent (1917 - 1994) in memory of his abundant spirit, and his unique ability to draw others into the magic of his dreams He conceived the idea to create a horse based on the drawings of . . . — — Map (db m157456) HM
Dedicated to the honor, and in memory of
those men and women who served their country
in the interest of freedom for all mankind.
[Dedicated] May 2, 1987 — — Map (db m174967) WM
In honor and tribute to the
Veterans from the Lehigh Valley
who bravely fought in the
Invasion of Normandy, France
to liberate Europe and
preserve freedom — — Map (db m175004) WM
Erected 1917
to commemorate the
patriotism and courage of
the officers and men of
Allen Infantry
Allentown, Pa.
who, with four other companies
of Pennsylvania Militia
April 18, 1861
rushed to the defense of
the national . . . — — Map (db m186145) HM WM
This African-American evangelist opened a mission about 1900 at 738 North Penn Street, where she preached until her death. In 1914 her mission became the first home of St. James A.M.E. Zion Church, which was built at this location in 1936. — — Map (db m85358) HM
This plaque in memory of
Ignatz Gresser
Cpl. Company D, 128th Penna. Infantry
Lehigh County Recipient
of the Medal of Honor for Heroism Under Fire,
September 17, 1862
Dedicated April 18, 1986 — — Map (db m175225) WM
On The Circle north of Chew Street, on the left when traveling west.
Pastor, Patriot and
General
Wintered with
George Washington
at Valley Forge
Son of
Henry Melchior
Muhlenberg,
a German immigrant
and Lutheran minister — — Map (db m157479) HM
On South 6th Street (Pennsylvania Route 145) just south of Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the work of Richard S. Csandl (1937-1988), founder of Keenan House.
"Here at last we can take root and grow,
not as the giant of our giant of our dreams
or the dwarf of our fears,
but as a person,
part of a . . . — — Map (db m157482) HM
On Hamilton Street at North 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on Hamilton Street.
Formed March 6, 1812 from part of Northampton County and named for the Lehigh River. Home of George Taylor, signer of Declaration of Independence. County seat of Allentown sheltered the Liberty Bell during occupation of Philadelphia, 1777-1778. — — Map (db m29525) HM
On Hamilton Street, on the left when traveling west.
From Sept. 1777 to June 1778, the State House bell was hidden here at Zion's Reformed Church. The Continental Congress removed Philadelphia's bells fearing British destruction. The bell, now known as the Liberty Bell, was transformed into a national . . . — — Map (db m202549) HM
Born Nov. 2, 1825
Fell at the Battle of
Fair Oaks Virginia
June 1, 1862.
Aged 36 Years, 6 Months,
and 29 Days.
Constitution
[upheld by the sword] — — Map (db m157407) WM
Near 5th Street just north of Court Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1902 Charles Schwab commissioned Jean-L้on-G้r๔me, one of the preeminent French academic artists of his day, to sculpt two monumental bronzes for his new mansion on Riverside Drive in New York City. Schwab was the president of U.S. Steel when the . . . — — Map (db m157478) HM
Near 5th Street just south of Linden Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1903 steel magnate Charles Schwab paid for a steelworker from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to travel to Paris and model for Metallurgical Worker, commissioned from the renowned artist Jean-L้on-G้r๔me. This bronze sculpture is one of a pair . . . — — Map (db m157477) HM
On Liberty Street at 24th Street, on the left when traveling west on Liberty Street.
This stadium is dedicated to Scotty and Betty Wood in honor of their many years of support and service to Muhlenberg Collge and its scholar athletes. Through hard work, dedication, personal trust and commitment, Scotty created a food service . . . — — Map (db m157486) HM
These monuments honor Allentown's military heroes. They celebrate veterans of the Civil War, World War I, and World War II.
The First Defenders monument honors members of the Allentown Guard. The Guard was among the first units to answer . . . — — Map (db m175204) HM
On 4th Street north of Pine Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated
to the
World's Greatest Mother
Mary
Mother of Our Savior
Jesus Christ
in memory of
Our Heroes
in the Service of
God and America
1943 . . . — — Map (db m157337) WM
On South Penn Street south of Maple Street, on the left when traveling south.
Die Nordamerikanische Akademie der Homoeopathischen Heilkunst
founded April 10, 1835 on the 80th birthday of Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann M. Corner stone laid May 27, 1835. Charter granted June 10, 1836. Constantine . . . — — Map (db m157452) HM
On 7th Street at Hamilton Street, in the median on 7th Street.
This column commemorates the
valor and patriotism of the
Soldiers and Sailors of the
County of Lehigh in the
War of 1861 - 65.
Centennial Rededication
October 1899 to October 1999
of the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument . . . — — Map (db m126745) WM
On Hamilton Street at South 7th Street, in the median on Hamilton Street.
"This column commemorates the valor and patriotism of the soldiers and sailors of the county of Lehigh in the War of 1861-1865." Dedicated October 19, 1899.
Restored and rededicated to the Lehigh County veterans of all wars, of the United . . . — — Map (db m157481) HM WM
On 10th Street at Linden Street, on the right when traveling north on 10th Street.
In honor of
Soldiers of the American Revolution
and War of 1812 - Buried Here
They Died That Liberty Might Live
American Revolution
Pvt. Abraham Albert, 1748-Jun. 10, 1811
Pvt. Dr. Gottlieb Bolzius, May 1728-Jun. 13, 1791
Capt. . . . — — Map (db m157395) HM
On Hamilton Street at North 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on Hamilton Street.
In grateful recognition of the patriotic services rendered by Companies B and D 4th Regiment, P.V.I. in the Spanish American War of 1898. — — Map (db m157480) WM
On Tilghman Street (Pennsylvania Route 1002) at 28th Street, on the right when traveling east on Tilghman Street.
Erected by the County of Lehigh, the City of Allentown
and George H. Schwartz Camp No. 2, United Spanish War Veterans -
to commemorate the valor and patriotism of those who
served in the war with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection
and the . . . — — Map (db m162122) WM
On The Circle north of Chew Street, on the right when traveling west.
A replica of "Tom Tower"
at Christ Church College, Oxford,
is named in memory of
David A. Miller, Class of 1894:
Journalist, Philanthropist, and one of
Pennsylvania's Most Distinguished Citizens.
[Dedicated] November 19, . . . — — Map (db m157421) HM
On The Circle north of Chew Street, on the right when traveling west.
Constructed in 1903 and consecrated as the
Adminstration Building in 1904. Rebuilt
following a major fire in May 1947.
Named in 1961 for Dr. George T. Ettinger, class
of 1880, professor and first Dean of Muhlenberg
College, . . . — — Map (db m157414) HM
On The Circle north of Chew Street, on the right when traveling west.
Construction begun in 1926. Completed in 1929 as
the Muhlenberg College Library and used for that
purpose until 1987.
Named for Dr. John A. W. Haas, fourth president
1904-1936, under whose leadership academic
standards were raised and the . . . — — Map (db m157419) HM
On Hamilton Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Hamilton Street.
In commemoration of the saving of the
Liberty Bell
from the British, September 1777
Erected to the memory of
John Jacob Mickley
Commissary of Issues, and member of the General
Committee from Whitehall . . . — — Map (db m124214) HM
On South 4th Street. at Walnut Street on South 4th Street..
Built, 1769-70, by James Allen, son of Allentown's founder, William Allen. Later known as the Livingston Mansion. In 1848 it became Allentown Seminary, and in 1867 part of Muhlenberg College. Now the home of the Lehigh County Historical Society. — — Map (db m85359) HM
To the memory of
The USAACS
Trained at Camp Crane
to serve with the French
and Italian Armies
who gave their lives
in the World War
"In a righteous cause they have won
immortal glory and have nobly served . . . — — Map (db m216391) WM
Dedicated to the USAACS
Sons & Daughters
who served in
World War II
In Memoriam
Sons and Daughters
who lost their lives
in World War II
The USAACS
In Memoriam
William R. Best
National . . . — — Map (db m186137) WM
On Hamilton Street at North 5th Street, on the left when traveling west on Hamilton Street.
In memory of
The Lehigh County Servicemen
who gave their lives in the service of their country to protect freedom and democracy while serving in our Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. — — Map (db m157448) WM
Beneath this plaque is
the dedicatory time capsule
in celebration of
West Park's 100th Anniversary.
Buried September 17, 2008
To be opened September 17, 2108 — — Map (db m175001) HM
On Hamilton Street at 5th Street, on the left when traveling east on Hamilton Street.
In honor of
Women Veterans of Lehigh County
who served in the military of
the United States of America
Dedicated 9 September 1995 — — Map (db m174969) WM
On Hamilton Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Hamilton Street.
In memory
of the Soldiers of the
Continental Army
who suffered and died in Zion Church
used as a military hospital
from
September 1777 to April 1779.
This tablet is erected
by the
Pennsylvania Society of
Sons of the Revolution . . . — — Map (db m124246) HM WM
On Hamilton Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Hamilton Street.
Founded 1762, site of
a Revolutionary War
Hospital, Birthplace of
of [sic] the local Public
School System and
a College now Cedar
Crest College.
Also known as the
"Liberty Bell Church" . . . — — Map (db m124249) HM
On Hamilton Street east of Church Street, on the left when traveling east.
Constructed in 1924 as the Zollinger-Harned Department Store, this building is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. It was acquired and renovated by Sovereign Realty 1983-III, Ltd.
Developer: Sovereign Realty, Inc., a subsidiary . . . — — Map (db m124213) HM
On Church Road just north of Church Road, on the left when traveling east.
Born in Grabs, Switzerland. Chaplain of the first battalion Northampton County Militia, 1781, is buried in this cemetery. He ministered to the Reformed congregations of Jordan, Union Egypt and Allentown from 1771 to 1801. Lorentz Guth in 1752 . . . — — Map (db m133881) HM
Founded 1762 by the noted colonial leader and jurist, William Allen. Known until 1834 as Northampton. Here the Liberty Bell was hidden in 1777, and Revolutionary wounded hospitalized. City incorporation, 1867. Long a textile and cement center. — — Map (db m85361) HM
On Tilghman Street at Mill Road/Windsor Drive, on the right when traveling west on Tilghman Street.
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. — — Map (db m29935) HM
“...16 of our Brethren, who are to go to Upper Places[?] to peel bark for our tanner, had lovefeast.”
Single Brethren's Diary
April 16, 1757
The large forest located north of early Bethlehem contained great quantities . . . — — Map (db m26923) HM
Newly slaughtered cattle provided fresh, or “green,” hides for the tanner to process into leather. The tannery stood directly to the south, or left; of the butchery so that these two industries could work together in Bethlehem. . . . — — Map (db m26927) HM
On Main Street at Old York Road, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
“They have carried the mechanical Arts to greater Perfection here than in any Place which I have seen.”
John Adams to Abigail Adams
April, 1777
Early Industrial History
By 1745, only four years after they founded . . . — — Map (db m26917) HM
“Br. Schenk began erection of new dye shop.”
Single Brethren's Diary
June 27, 1771
Early Bethlehem's dyers used natural materials such as indigo (blue), madder (red), logwood (purple), and fustic (yellow) to add . . . — — Map (db m27068) HM
The high quality flour produced by the Luckenbach Mill was obtained from grain grown in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, and other parts of the mid-west. After processing in Bethlehem, the flour was marketed throughout the Lehigh Valley and the . . . — — Map (db m27069) HM
“Last night about 11 o-clock the alarm of fire was heard in our streets...It was occasioned by the discovery of fire in the old Bethlehem Mill,...A narrow escape of a sick lady was among the serious events of this memorable night...” . . . — — Map (db m27075) HM
As early as 1754, water was pumped from a spring to a water tower, that stood east of here, through hollowed trunks of trees. It then flowed by gravity to five cisterns or reservoirs. Original engine house stands about 60 yds. S.W. — — Map (db m27146) HM
On Main Street at Old York Road, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
“...The houses of the congregation were well built, and there were all sorts of manufacturing establishments there...There were good carpenters, cabinet-makers, steel-workers, and very good blacksmiths...”
Baroness von Riedesel's . . . — — Map (db m26918) HM
In 1747, the Moravians fenced in the spring to keep out domestic animals and fowl. Early recoreds also state that one a year, two men were assigned to clean the spring “by the light of the moon.”
A bountiful spring was one of the . . . — — Map (db m27102) HM
Near Ohio Road just east of Old York Road, on the right when traveling east.
"The Tannery is one of our most paying and indispensable trades. It supplies all our shoemaking trades in Bethlehem. Nazareth, Friedrichstal and Gnadenhuetten and all our people with leather."
Bishop John Cammerhof . . . — — Map (db m157411) HM
In the early years of Bethlehem, the tawer processed sheepskins almost exclusively. However, after the 1760s, inventories indicate that deerskins became the primary source of leather for the tawing industry.
The tawer used sheepskins and . . . — — Map (db m27103) HM
On 1st Street at West Market Street, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street.
Within this crypt rests the bones of an unknown soldier in the war for Independence. He was one of more than five hundred men who died in the hospital here at Bethlehem, and was buried on this hill side. — — Map (db m29795) HM
“They have a Sett of Pumps which go by Water, which force the water up through leaden Pipes, from the River to the Top of the Hill, near an hundred feet.”
John Adams to Abigail Adams
1777
A bountiful spring supplied . . . — — Map (db m27191) HM
Near Mosser Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Valley Preferred Cycling Center, the most celebrated velodrome in modern American cycling history, traces its roots to the dream of one inspired visionary and its legendary success to the dreams of countless champions who began their trek to . . . — — Map (db m59294) HM
First structure, a grist mill, was built about 1752. Starting 1801, Frederick Biery developed the area commercially; erected several landmark stone buildings. This is the oldest part of Catasauqua (incorporated 1853) which was an early home to the . . . — — Map (db m85376) HM
Established in 1882, this plant was one of the largest of its kind in the world. It produced a wide variety of horseshoes using the unique patented process of George Bryden. Their high quality led to international demand and distribution. Thousands . . . — — Map (db m85400) HM
The first long-term, commercially successful anthracite iron furnace opened July 4, 1840, here in Catasauqua. Built for the Lehigh Crane Iron Co. by David Thomas, it soon made 50-60 tons of pig iron a week. By 1868 the works had six furnaces; . . . — — Map (db m85377) HM
"Father of the American anthracite iron industry" lived here. A native of Wales, he built Crane Iron Works, deemed the world's first anthracite iron furnace to be completely successful, both commercially & from an engineering standpoint. — — Map (db m85399) HM
On Race Street just south of Race Street, on the right when traveling east.
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. . . . — — Map (db m133886) HM
On Lehigh Street at Poplar Street on Lehigh Street.
Signer, Declaration of Independence, lived here. Delegate to Continental Congress, appointed July 1776. In the provincial Assembly (elected 1764) he opposed a royal government. An ironmaster. House built 1768; a National Historic Landmark. — — Map (db m85375) HM
In honor of the men and women
from southern Lehigh who served
in the Armed Forces of the
United States of America
from 1775 to the present — — Map (db m26853) HM
In 1900, the scene before you was a smelly, dirty, noisy inferno. Trains roared in, carrying coal from the nearby northern anthracite fields and local cement rock, a form of limestone. Day and night smoke and dust belched from the towering kilns. . . . — — Map (db m85452) HM
The modern cement industry began in 1756 when John Smeaton, an English engineer succeeded in producing a hydraulic cement that would harden under water. In 1824, Joseph Aspdin, an English bricklayer, produced a new cement by burning chalk and clay . . . — — Map (db m85450) HM
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. — — Map (db m85418) HM
In the Lehigh Valley rock suitable for hydraulic cement had been found near the present locations of Palmerton and Northampton when the Lehigh Canal was built. Mills to produce hydraulic cement were erected at these sites before the Civil War. It . . . — — Map (db m85451) HM
David Oliver Saylor was born on October 20, 1827 in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. In 1866, he organized the Coplay Cement Company for the manufacture of natural cement. He soon began experiments to produce Portland cement in 1871. He was granted . . . — — Map (db m85447) HM
Portland cement is essentially an artificial product. It is made by burning various minerals in a kiln at intensive heat to produce clinker. The upright dome kiln was the first type used in America. An improvement was the Schoefer vertical kiln with . . . — — Map (db m85448) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m156888) HM
The most famous of Pennsylvania's Indian quarries may be seen in the woods a few hundred yards southwest of here. Articles made from the jasper were carried by the Indians as far as New England. — — Map (db m85304) HM
The name Jasper Park remains a legacy to the labors of the Indian Clan of Chief Lappawinze of the area Lenape Indians who mined Jasper for their tools and arrow heads in the early 1700's in the Jasper quarry pits in this park. This monument . . . — — Map (db m85302) HM
On Church Street west of Main Street (Old U.S. 22), on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to
those who served
their country
in the Armed Forces
of the United States
World War II
1941 — 1945
Korean Conflict
1950 — 1953 — — Map (db m111833) WM
On North Bishopthorpe Street at Ostrum Street, on the right when traveling north on North Bishopthorpe Street.
This talented author was born here July 22, 1898; died in New York March 13, 1943. “John Brown's Body” and his other poems and stories give vivid expression to the best in American spirit and tradition. — — Map (db m79675) HM
On MacArthur Road (Route 145) 0.2 miles south of Mickley Pike, on the right when traveling south.
Founded 1762 by the noted colonial leader and jurist, William Allen. Known until 1834 as Northampton. Here the Liberty Bell was hidden in 1777, and Revolutionary wounded hospitalized. City incorporation, 1867. Long a textile and cement center. — — Map (db m29531) HM
