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On March 6, 1812, Lehigh County was formed from the western half of Northampton County, and Northampton Town was selected as the county seat, and was. renamed “Allentown” on April 16, 1838.
- Etymology - Origin of Lehigh County Name
- Lehigh County History
- Geography: Land and Water
- Education
Named for the Lehigh River. The name Lehigh is derived from the German "Lecha," which comes from the Native American term "Uchauwekink," meaning, "where there are forks."
Created on March 6, 1812, from part of Northampton County and named for the Lehigh River. The name Lehigh is derived from the German "Lecha," which comes from the Native American term "Uchauwekink," meaning, "where there are forks." Allentown, the county seat, was laid out about 1762 and named for Chief Justice William Allen of Pennsylvania, a loca...
As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 348 square miles (902 km2), of which, 347 square miles (898 km2) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km2) of it (0.48%) is water. The county is located within the Lehigh Valley, a geographic region bounded by Blue Mountain, a ridge of the Appalachian mountain range which varies from 1...
4-year colleges and universities
Cedar Crest College, Allentown DeSales University, Center Valley Muhlenberg College, Allentown Penn State Lehigh Valley, Center Valley
2-year colleges and technical institutes
Baum School of Art, Allentown Lehigh Carbon Community College – Main Campus, Schnecksville, and Donley Center, Allentown Lehigh Valley College, Center Valley Lincoln Technical Institute, Allentown
Public school districts
Allentown School District Catasauqua Area School District East Penn School District Northern Lehigh School District Northwestern Lehigh School District Parkland School District Salisbury Township School District Southern Lehigh School District Whitehall-Coplay School District Whitehall-Coplay Middle School
Jul 22, 2018 · When it instead became the seat of the new Lehigh County, the city was incorporated as Northampton. It wasn’t until 1838 when it officially became Allentown for good.
May 23, 2024 · In the 1890s, residents of West Bethlehem objected to having one of their streets with the name Allentown attached to it. An Allentown paper reported that they renamed it “Prospect Avenue, or something high-falutin’,” but the purpose of the road remained the same.
Oct 8, 2013 · Allentown would not have one until 1816. Although a ferry was available on the Delaware, fording the rivers and creeks on foot or horseback was often the only way to cross. The labor for...
Allentown, the county seat, was laid out about 1762 and named for Chief Justice William Allen of Pennsylvania, a local landowner. It was incorporated as the Borough of Northampton on March 18, 1811, renamed Allentown in 1838, and chartered as a city on March 12, 1867.
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4 days ago · Originally known as the Allentown to Egypt Road, MacArthur Road’s story began in the 1700s, said Gensey, explaining how the road was different from the straight path we know today. The road was a farm-point-to-farm-point dirt road that zigzagged across Whitehall, through Coplay and up to Egypt.
