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4 days ago · Bethlehem, city, Northampton and Lehigh counties, eastern Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies on both sides of the Lehigh River and with Allentown and Easton forms an urban industrial complex. Founded in 1741 by Moravian missionaries, it received its name from a carol about Jesus Christ’s traditional
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2 days ago · Coordinates: 40.61°N 75.59°W. Lehigh County ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Lechaa Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 374,557. [1] . Its county seat is Allentown, the state's third-largest city after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. [2]
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4 days ago · Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 10:37 am. Bethlehem is a city of 75,000 people in eastern Pennsylvania – a city known for its rich colonial and industrial history. Today Bethlehem is experiencing an economic and cultural renaissance promising a future as bright as the city’s past. American Rescue Plan. We Build Bethlehem.
1 day ago · Pennsylvania ( / ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪniə / ⓘ, lit. 'Penn's forest country' ), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie ), [7] is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
- 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)
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4 days ago · In the 1740s, Moravian Cornelius Weygandt moved to Bethlehem and chose to settle on a farm rather than in town, so he cleared land on the mountain that now includes Fountain Hill and built a house. After Weygandt moved on in 1762, the mountain farm lay idle for a number of years until Marcus Kieffer became the next tenant. Clewell Street.
5 days ago · Brodhead Avenue – Named for Hon. Charles Brodhead (1824-1904), one of Bethlehem’s most prominent and prosperous citizens. In 1854 he purchased 100 acres of Moravian farmland and laid out a great extent of South Bethlehem. He was influential in securing South Bethlehem for the location of the Bethlehem Iron Works. Birkel Avenue
3 days ago · Elliott Avenue – This street bears the name of James L. Elliott (1858-1931). Born in France, Elliott immigrated to America at the age of 8. He established a section of Bethlehem known as Elliott Heights, situated between the outskirts of West Bethlehem and Rittersville. Elliott would later become Burgess of Fountain Hill.
