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Landmark events in the building of our nation and a rich abundance of natural resources helped shape the Corridor and tell an important story to today’s residents and visitors.
The Delaware and Lehigh Valleys played a major role in the colonies’ success during the American Revolution. General George Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware River on 1776 occurred here. Safe havens were found in the Lehigh Valley when Philadelphians were fleeing the war. The second reading of our Declaration of Independence occurred in Easton.
Industries involving iron, steel, Portland cement and zinc processing flourished here. Coal and slate became pivotal regional exports. Silk mills moved here and found willing women workers. Around these resource-based industries arose a commercial, transportation and cultural web which survives and thrives today, still feeding the national technological innovation.
