Contributions to the Nation
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(The Old) Lehigh County Courthouse
Housed in the old Lehigh County Courthouse, Lehigh County Museum houses a great collection of historical artifacts and displays.
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America on Wheels celebrates the history of over-the-road transportation and highlights future means of moving people and product, through a variety of exhibits and educational programs.
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Built in the Victorian Italianate architectural style in 1861, this beautiful home was the residence of Asa Packer. Today, you will see his mansion just as it stood during Packer's lifetime.
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Atlas Cement Company Memorial Museum
The Atlas Cement Company Memorial Museum displays artifacts, photos, videos and equipment of a one-time giant of the cement industry.
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The 1753 Bachmann Publick House is a living history house museum dedicated to the education of colonial life and early American history. -
Historic sites offering tours, exhibits, adult and children's activities, special events and gift shops.
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Biery’s Port Historic District
The Biery's Port section of Catasauqua is the oldest part of a town that became an early home for the anthracite iron industry in America.
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This grand observation tower offers an expansive view of the Delaware River area. As the seasons change, so do the colors and visual experiences at the Tower, making returns trips enjoyable for visitors each year.
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Bucks County Civil War Roundtable
Our mission is to promote and create interest in all aspects and phases of the Civil War through monthly speaker oriented meetings and educational programs.
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This historic farm-in-the-city opens doors to early American agricultural life. The property includes a restored 1748/1818 farmhouse, two 1840s bank barns, a high horse-power wheel, large kitchen garden and orchard, a corn crib and wagon shed.
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Catasauqua Residential Historic District
The Catasaqua Residential Historic District reflects the affluence and prosperity that the anthracite iron industry brought to Catasauqua.
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of historic canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. It is one trail that travels through three distinct areas but ties the region together with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
New Hope, PA
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. It's an amazing journey for outdoor enthusiasts, families, history buffs and art lovers with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
Bethlehem, PA
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David Library of the American Revolution
A privately endowed nonprofit foundation devoted to the study of American history circa 1750 - 1800.
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Delaware Canal State Park Trailhead
The access point is on river left and lies just upstream from the Easton Dam at the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers within Easton's Scott Park.
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The village of Eckley was established in 1854 as a small mine company "patch" town and is now owned by the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. It is a dramatic introduction to the life of the anthracite miner and his family.
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Fonthill Museum (Henry Mercer Mansion)
Henry Mercer (1856-1930) built Fonthill as his home between1908 and 1912.
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In 1756 Benjamin Franklin, the Commander for defense, arrived with over 200 men in force to the deserted and devastated New Gnaden Huetten settlement where his men proceeded to build the Fort Allen Well (the present site of the original Franklin Well). The well, now restored, is the only remaining part of Fort Allen.
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Victorian row home of Frank Buchman, founder of the International Moral Re-Armament Peace Movement.
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The Garden of Reflection is a 9-11 Memorial dedicated to our 17 Bucks County residents and honoring all 3,000 victims who lost their lives, where all can reflect and celebrate life in our park and garden.
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Gemeinhaus - Lewis David DeSchweinitz Residence
Gemeinhaus is a log cabin built entirely without nails.
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The George Taylor House was the 18th century summer residence of the Durham Furnace's talented iron master.
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The Moravian mission of this name was built in 1746 to accommodate the growing number of Mohican and Delaware Indian converts. It was the first white settlement in present-day Carbon County.
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Governor Wolf Historical Society
The Governor Wolf Historical Society offers a historical and genealogical collection relating to Northampton County.
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A mill has stood here on the banks of the Cedar Creek since colonial times. Haines Mill still operates for demonstrations today, offering a trip into the world of the early technology that supported farm life.
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Built in 1876, as a wedding gift from Harry Packer's father, it is the epitome of Victorian architecture and design.
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With 16,000 acres, this large park has more than 40 miles of hiking trails, three state park natural areas and miles of trout streams. The Boulder Field, a striking boulder-strewn area, is a National Natural Landmark.
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Historic Bethlehem Partnership
Walk the streets of Historic Bethlehem and be transported to another time and place. HBP strives to "Bring History to Life" in a variety of exciting, fresh and active ways!
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Bristol is one of the oldest settlements in the United States with beautiful views of the Delaware River.
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Morrisville is a quaint little borough of approximately two square miles. It is located midway along what is known as the Northeast corridor, between New York and Washington, D.C. It shares the banks of the Delaware River with its neighbor, New Jersey.
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Original breaker that is a monument to the region's robust past and readily visible from I-81 and Route 309 in Ashley.
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Go down in history! Descend 300 feet below ground to explore abandoned tunnels of rock and coal.
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Site of the 1897 Mining Labor Strike.
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The eight-foot-wide asphalt trail starts near the Easton Area High School and traverses a variety of landscapes including forests, farmland, residential neighborhoods, and the banks of the Lehigh River.
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A deep gorge with steep walls, thick vegetation, rock outcroppings, several waterfalls, and a 26-mile rail trail characterize Lehigh Gorge State Park.
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The Lehigh County Historical Society is one of the largest historical societies in America and houses one of the finest historical research libraries in the state of Pennsylvania.
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The impressive memorial where the Liberty Bell was safely kept hidden in 1777.
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Lock Ridge Park and Furnace Museum
This wooded park includes the old Lock Ridge Iron Works complex and surrounding land perfect for picnics and outings.
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The park was named after Edwin Ludlow, vice president of mining operations during the 1910's and includes many war memorials, the Ginter Monument, Civil War Cannons, and the Park Gazebo
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Luzerne County Historical Society
Founded in 1858, the Society chronicles the history of the Wyoming Valley from prehistoric times to the present in three floors of exhibits.
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See 14 Mack truck models from 1907 to 1973, plus memorabilia and photographs. (Occasional changes in displays.) If you like trucks, you'll love this museum.
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The museum contains Switchback Railroad and canal lock models as well as a museum of the history of Mauch Chunk and a display of Jim Thorpe.
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Moravian Historical Society & Whitefield House
The Moravian Historical Society has been an active Lehigh Valley museum for almost a century and a half and examines Moravian Church influence on Early American life, music, culture and history.
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See fascinating Moravian culture through exhibits including a set of apothecary jars and the fireplace where prescriptions were compounded.
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Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
A National Historic Landmark and working history museum producing decorative tiles and mosaics in a manner similar to that employed by Henry C. Mercer.
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Showcased in an 18th century stone farmhouse, the Museum of Indian Culture is an educational resource center for people of all ages to learn and research about the Lenape (Delaware) and other Northeastern Woodland Indian cultures.
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Audio, visual and interactive exhibits on canal history, technology and regional history.
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Explore the world's oldest continually operated anthracite coal mine (1855-1972). Tour the 1923 Wash Shanty and see breaker models, a collection of antique mining tools, lamps and other memorabilia used in the coal mining industry.
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Noble’s Blacksmith Shop and Mining Museum
Noble Henninger was one of the last blacksmiths in Panther Valley. The shop was built in 1927 and reflects the tools and machines in use at that time.
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Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society
Historical museum and genealogical library.
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Wander the Old Jail's cold hallways, past Cell 17 with its mysterious handprint on the wall, under the gallows on which seven of the accused Molly Maguires were put to death, and down into the eerie dungeon.
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Old Mauch Chunk - National Historic District
The Old Mauch Chunk Historic District features many historic buildings and sites. Self-guided tours are available.
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
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This tour highlights 1800s Victorian life and architecture, the Industrial Revolution, the barons of industry, the Molly Maguires and efforts to preserve Jim Thorpe heritage.
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
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The Old Waterworks, built in 1762, is considered the oldest pumped water system in the country.
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In 1898, the New Jersey Zinc Company located a zinc smelting operation here, in order to take advantage of the anthracite coal being mined just north of Palmerton. The town was named after New Jersey Zinc's then-President, Stephen S. Palmer.
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Panther Valley Anthracite Auto Tour
Experience the communities which were once filled to overflowing with new immigrants and growing families. These communities sent carloads of anthracite coal down the mountains by gravity on tracks that led to the Lehigh River.
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
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This pre-1825 Pennsylvania stone farmhouse tells the story of an extraordinary woman who grew up as a missionary's daughter in China and became a world-renowned author, activist, and humanitarian.
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Saylor Park & Cement Industry Museum
Feel the power of the Industrial Revolution in the shadow of the giant Schoefer kilns erected here in 1893 and learn about a fascinating industry and the people that made it happen.
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Visit downtown Easton's exciting new attraction, The Sigal Museum, and be one of the first to take an insiders' tour of American history made in Northampton County. View never before seen exhibits and artifacts and see local history in a whole new light!
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The Slate Belt Heritage Center, built in 1905, is a tribute to the heritage of the early Slate Belt settlers.
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The Slate Belt Museum offers exhibits on the history and industrial heritage of the area.
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The Summit Hill Heritage Center has a model of the Switchback Railroad and many other artifacts from Summit Hill's past history.
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The Jim Thorpe eXperience (JTX)
Guided Historic Adventure Tours - hike, bike, kayak or walk through historic Jim Thorpe and its beautiful surroundings, while enjoying historic and ecological discussion with local guides.
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Trout Hall, Allentown's oldest surviving home, was built for James Allen, member of an elite British American family and a son of the founder of Allentown.
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Troxell-Steckel House and Farm Museum
Experience 100 years of Pennsylvania German history at this 1756 farmstead.
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In the 1860s, the second largest tannery in the United States sat on the banks of the Lehigh River at the small town of Lehigh Tannery.
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Walnutport Canal & Locktenders House
Restored 1829 Locktender's House. Canal locks, towpath, picnic areas and a watered canal.
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Washington Crossing Historic State Park
Washington Crossing Historic Park preserves and interprets the site where General G. Washington executed his daring crossing of the Delaware River, as well as the social and economic history of this important location.
