Historic Bethlehem Partnership
459 Old York Road, 158 A
610-882-0450, 800-360-TOUR
www.historicbethlehem.org
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459 Old York Road, 158 A
610-882-0450, 800-360-TOUR
www.historicbethlehem.org
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Welcome to the second edition of my pocket guide to Easton! First, I must say how grateful I am for all of the support this guide and I have received over the last year. From the friends, family and advertisers who attended the launch party, to the people who sent emails telling me how much…
“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see.”
In colonial times this area was commonly known as the “dry lands” and served as hunting grounds for the Penn family. It’s also where I grew up.
Forks Township became valued politically and economically as part of a ring of non-Moravian agricultural lands that provided necessary farm goods and trade items to the region.
Phillipsburg—on the Delaware River held steady as the western terminus of the Morris Canal for approximately 100 years, beginning in 1820. This connected the city by water to the industrial and consumer centers of the New York City area, with connections westward via the Lehigh Canal across the Delaware. At one time, Phillipsburg was the…
Forget your car, this town was made for walkin’.