List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lehigh County

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lehigh County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

-Climate:Most of the county's climate is considered to fall in the humid continental climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year....

by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage...

(PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 29 historical markers located in Lehigh County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Abraham Blumer - PLAQUE			On grounds of Jordan United Church of Christ at Walbert, South Whitehall Twp. 40.61352°N 75.567°W	Plaque	American Revolution, Ethnic & Immigration, Military, Religion
Allentown Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...			S 4th St. (PA 145), just S of W Mountain Rd., Allentown °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Government & Politics 18th Century
Allentown Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...			MacArthur Rd. (PA 145) at N city line, just N of Sumner Ave. overpass, Allentown °N °W	Roadside	American Revolution, Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Government & Politics
Allentown Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...			Tilghman St. (old US 22) at 30th St., Allentown 40.6164°N 75.50678°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Government & Politics
Allentown Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...			N 19th St. at Roth Ave., Allentown °N °W	Roadside	American Revolution, Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Government & Politics
Allentown Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...			U.S. 309 South at Allentown °N °W	Roadside	American Revolution, Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Government & Politics
Biery's Port			Corner Race & Lehigh Sts., Catasauqua °N °W	City	Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Coal, Iron, Mills
Crane Iron Works Lehigh Crane Iron Company The Lehigh Crane Iron Company was a major ironmaking firm in the Lehigh Valley from its founding in 1839 until its sale in 1899. It was founded under the patronage of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, which hoped to promote the then-novel technique of smelting iron ore with anthracite coal...			Front St. between Church & Wood Sts., Catasauqua 40.65208°N 75.47287°W	City	Business & Industry, Coal, Furnaces, Iron
David Thomas David Thomas (industrialist) David Thomas was a native of Wales who was influential in the birth of the Industrial Revolution in the US.-Development of the hot blast:David Thomas was born in Cadoxton, near Neath...			Pine Street, Catasauqua 40.6551°N 75.47443°W	City	Business & Industry, Coal, Entrepreneurs, Ethnic & Immigration, Iron
Dery Silk Mill			101 Race Street, Catasauqua 40.64917°N 75.4677°W	City	Buildings, Business & Industry, Mills
Emmaus Emmaus, Pennsylvania Emmaus is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located five miles southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Emmaus was 11,313 at the 2000 census...			Main St. at library, Emmaus 40.54103°N 75.48653°W	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American, Religion
First Cement			Opposite Coplay Cement office bldg. at Coplay 40.67617°N 75.498°W	Roadside	Business & Industry
First School Slate Factory			Main and Factory Sts., Slatington 40.75247°N 75.60805°W	City	Business & Industry, Education
Fort Deshler Fort Deshler Fort Deshler, located near Egypt, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, was a French and Indian War era frontier fort established in 1760 to protect settlers from Indian attacks...			Pa. 145 at Ironton Rail Trail 40.67227°N 75.51608°W	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Everett			Pa. 143 E of Lynnport 40.67713°N 75.80095°W	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Frederick Leaser - PLAQUE			Leaser Lake Park off PA 143 near Jacksonville, Lynnport 40.67078°N 75.83333°W	Plaque	American Revolution
George Taylor (1716-1781) George Taylor (delegate) George Taylor was a Colonial ironmaster and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania...		n/a	Lehigh St. just S of Race St., Catasaqua 40.64708°N 75.46683°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Iron
Harriet A. Baker			410 Union St., Allentown 40.60095°N 75.4641°W	City	African American, Religion, Women
Indian Jasper Quarries			SR 2027 near intersection SR 2023, Vera Cruz 40.50732°N 75.49672°W	City	Business & Industry, Native American
Lehigh County Lehigh County, Pennsylvania -Climate:Most of the county's climate is considered to fall in the humid continental climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year....			Old Courthouse, 5th & Hamilton Sts., Allentown 40.60333°N 75.46803°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Lock Ridge Iron Furnace			at Presbyterian church, 407 Franklin St. (at Church St.), Alburtis 40.5093°N 75.5982°W	Roadside	Coal, Furnaces, Iron
Portland Cement			Iron Run Indus. Park., Tilghman St. (old U.S. 22), just W of Mill Rd. / Windsor Dr. intersection, W of Kuhnsville °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry
Samuel Wetherill (1821-1890)			North side of Columbia between Webster and Adams Sts., Bethlehem 40.61262°N 75.37651°W	City	Business & Industry, Civil War, Invention, Medicine & Science, Military
Slate Industry Slate industry The slate industry is the industry related to the extraction and processing of slate. Slate is either quarried from a slate quarry or reached by tunneling in a slate mine. Common uses for slate include as a roofing material, a flooring material, gravestones and memorial tablets, and for electrical...			Intersection of Main and Railroad Streets, Slatington 40.75298°N 75.60452°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Ethnic & Immigration
Stephen Vincent Benet Stephen Vincent Benét Stephen Vincent Benét was an American author, poet, short story writer, and novelist. Benét is best known for his book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body , for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929, and for two short stories, "The Devil and Daniel Webster" and "By...			NE corner, Ostrum & Bishopthorpe Sts., Fountain Hill 40.60715°N 75.39382°W	City	Writers
Trout Hall			S. 4th St. near walnut St., Allentown 40.60195°N 75.46467°W	Roadside	Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Mansions & Manors, Religion
Troxell-Steckel House		Main St. (PA 329) at Reliance St, beside church parking lot, Egypt 40.68092°N 75.52908°W	Roadside	Buildings, Early Settlement, Houses & Homesteads
Troxell-Steckel House			S Church St. (Rt. 1023) near Bridge St., Egypt 40.67923°N 75.52917°W	Roadside	Buildings, Early Settlement, Houses & Homesteads
Trucker's Mill			Main St. (Pa. 873) near Diamond St., Slatington 40.75278°N 75.61043°W	City	Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Mills, Roads

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