Betty Mullen Brey
November 23, 1931 - March 21, 2015
Upon graduating from Purdue University, Betty received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Women's Medical Specialist Corps. Her interest in working with physically . . . — — Map (db m252098) HM
1947 Began formal training Allentown & New York City YMCA
1948 Qualified for Olympic trials at age 15 Detroit, MI placed 15 out of 36 competitors
1951 Pan American games Buenos Aires, Argentina gold medal 400-meter freestyle relay . . . — — Map (db m128286) HM
Betty Mullen Brey
November 23, 1931 - March 21, 2015
Betty Mullen Brey was born and raised in Weissport PA, a railroad, river, and canal town with a population of 577. She was the only daughter with four brothers, Dean, Dick, Jack, and Tom. . . . — — Map (db m252102) HM
Welcome to the Delaware and Lehigh National and State Heritage Corridor, a collection of people, places and events that helped shape our great nation. Come journey through five Pennsylvania counties bursting with heritage and brimming with . . . — — Map (db m114644) HM
Built in 1756 by the Province of Pennsylvania. One of a series of frontier defenses erected during the French and Indian War. The site was within present Weissport. — — Map (db m86877) HM
Erected by Col. Benjamin Franklin in the winter of 1758 at the order of the Province of Pennsylvania. The fort consisting of the two block houses and a well, surrounded by a stockade, was situated 201 feet southwest of this spot. It was used as a . . . — — Map (db m86885) HM
Only remaining part of Fort Allen, which was built by the Province of Pennsylvania, 1756, under the supervision of Benjamin Franklin. The well, now restored, is located directly behind houses opposite. — — Map (db m86879) HM
Almost 250 years before President George Bush designated a department of homeland security to help protect Americans from terrorist attack, Pennsylvania's colonial governor, Robert H. Morris, selected someone known for his great ingenuity to . . . — — Map (db m252095) HM
"A few miles above Easton, the Lehigh was pocked with white water at almost every turning. To navigate it seemed impossible."
Josiah White, Co-founder of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
As long as the Lehigh Canal prospered, so did Weissport. When the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company located its primary boatyard here, it transformed both sides of the Canal into a bustling manufacturing complex.
Look around…imagine a . . . — — Map (db m133884) HM
In memory of Jacob Weiss, born in Philadelphia Sept. 16, 1750. Pioneer, Patriot and Colonel in the American Revolution. This monument is situated 334 yards east of the spot where he built his log cabin in 1783, on the east bank of the Lehigh River. . . . — — Map (db m86888) HM WM
Community landscapes can reveal our past. This part of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor has a lot of stories to tell. You'll see distinctive types of towns. Traditional market towns formed as crossroads commercial centers, . . . — — Map (db m252050) HM
