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Lehigh Valley Railroad, Easton Station, Corner of Canal Street & Smith Avenue at Third Street Bridge over Lehigh River, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Lehigh Valley Railroad, Easton Station, Corner of Canal Street & Smith...

Significance: Combination REA, freight depot, and passenger station laid out beneath the main line viaduct of the Lehigh Valley Railroad (LVRR). An interlocking tower marks the west end of the station, adjacen... More

View of Mauch Chunk showing the Lehigh River, Susquehanna Street and Upper Mauch Chunk. Pennsylvania

View of Mauch Chunk showing the Lehigh River, Susquehanna Street and U...

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Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Forge Shop No. 1, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Forge Shop No. 1, Along Lehigh River, Nor...

Significance: The Forge Shop building was constructed in 1887 to house the 125 ton steam hammer. In 1892 when it was found that the constant pressure applied by a press could create a better forging than the r... More

Lehigh Valley Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, south of Lehigh River, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Lehigh Valley Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River...

Significance: This structure occupies the piers of the first railroad bridge to cross the Delaware River at Easton. It is also notable for its fish-belly deck trusses, an unusual variant of the Pratt design. U... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Stree...

Significance: The Beth Forge Division of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation is the earliest and only extant heavy steel forging facility in the United States. Designed by the noted ironmaster and mechanical engin... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River,...

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Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Copy of Lehigh Valley Railroad train

Copy of Lehigh Valley Railroad train

Title from jacket. Photograph of photo from unidentified source. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 42245. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Easton & Northern Railroad, Lehigh River Bridge, Spanning Lehigh River, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Easton & Northern Railroad, Lehigh River Bridge, Spanning Lehigh River...

Significance: This structures is significant for its highly complex geometry, with skew trusses carrying trucks on a reverse curve. It possesses a remarkable degree of integrity for a 19th century steel truss b... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh River Bridge at Easton, Spanning Lehigh River at Third Street, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh River Bridge at Easton, Spannin...

Significance: This skewed crossing of the Lehigh River, with one span over the Third Street Bridge, is significant as a highly visible local landmark. When the structure partially collapsed during a 1902 flood,... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Blast Furnace "A", Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Blast Furnace "A",...

Survey number: HAER PA-386-D Building/structure dates: 1908 Initial Construction

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Alon...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Alon...

Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

View of East Mauch Chunk from Upper Mauch Chunk with Lehigh River in foreground. Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania

View of East Mauch Chunk from Upper Mauch Chunk with Lehigh River in f...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Along Lehigh River...

Significance: Formed in 1857 as the Saconna Iron Company, this steel works along the Lehigh River was reorganized the following year as the Bethlehem Rolling Mill and Iron Company. Under the direction of Robert... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Easton & Northern Railroad, Lehigh River Bridge, Spanning Lehigh River, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Easton & Northern Railroad, Lehigh River Bridge, Spanning Lehigh River...

Significance: This structures is significant for its highly complex geometry, with skew trusses carrying trucks on a reverse curve. It possesses a remarkable degree of integrity for a 19th century steel truss b... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Rolling Mill, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Rolling Mill, Alon...

Survey number: HAER PA-386-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1862 Initial Construction

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Tool Steel-Electric Furnace Shop, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Tool Steel-Electri...

Survey number: HAER PA-386-F Building/structure dates: ca. 1930 Initial Construction

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River,...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Alon...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Alon...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Black Diamond Express, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania

Black Diamond Express, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania

Detroit Publishing Co., no. 50205. Lettering on railroad cars: Lehigh Valley. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Blast Furnace "A", Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Blast Furnace "A",...

Survey number: HAER PA-386-D Building/structure dates: 1908 Initial Construction

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Rolling Mill, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Rolling Mill, Alon...

Survey number: HAER PA-386-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1862 Initial Construction

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River,...

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Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River,...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Lehigh Valley Railroad, Packerton Shops, Between Packerton Yards of Lehigh Valley Railroad & Lehigh River, Packerton, Carbon County, PA

Lehigh Valley Railroad, Packerton Shops, Between Packerton Yards of Le...

Significance: Once part of an extensive complex of railroad freight car construction and repair shops. This two story steel and brick building is the only survivor. It has a steel frame with brick curt walls,... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Forge Shop No. 1, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Forge Shop No. 1, Along Lehigh River, Nor...

Significance: The Forge Shop building was constructed in 1887 to house the 125 ton steam hammer. In 1892 when it was found that the constant pressure applied by a press could create a better forging than the r... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh River Bridge at Easton, Spanning Lehigh River at Third Street, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh River Bridge at Easton, Spannin...

Significance: This skewed crossing of the Lehigh River, with one span over the Third Street Bridge, is significant as a highly visible local landmark. When the structure partially collapsed during a 1902 flood,... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh River Bridge at Easton, Spanning Lehigh River at Third Street, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh River Bridge at Easton, Spannin...

Significance: This skewed crossing of the Lehigh River, with one span over the Third Street Bridge, is significant as a highly visible local landmark. When the structure partially collapsed during a 1902 flood,... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Rolling Mill, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Rolling Mill, Alon...

Survey number: HAER PA-386-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1862 Initial Construction

Lehigh Valley Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, south of Lehigh River, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Lehigh Valley Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River...

Significance: This structure occupies the piers of the first railroad bridge to cross the Delaware River at Easton. It is also notable for its fish-belly deck trusses, an unusual variant of the Pratt design. U... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River,...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Alon...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Alon...

Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

[Copy of Lehigh Valley Railroad train]

[Copy of Lehigh Valley Railroad train]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lehigh River and railroad yards from Upper Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania

Lehigh River and railroad yards from Upper Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lehigh River at Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania

Lehigh River at Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Forge Shop No. 1, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Forge Shop No. 1, Along Lehigh River, Nor...

Significance: The Forge Shop building was constructed in 1887 to house the 125 ton steam hammer. In 1892 when it was found that the constant pressure applied by a press could create a better forging than the r... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh River Bridge at Easton, Spanning Lehigh River at Third Street, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh River Bridge at Easton, Spannin...

Significance: This skewed crossing of the Lehigh River, with one span over the Third Street Bridge, is significant as a highly visible local landmark. When the structure partially collapsed during a 1902 flood,... More

Delaware and Lehigh rivers at Easton Pennsylvania

Delaware and Lehigh rivers at Easton Pennsylvania

Landscape drawing shows Easton, Pennsylvania on the far side of the Lehigh River with the hills of New Jersey in the distance. Two horses tow a barge in foreground on a road beside a hillock. A covered bridge c... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Alon...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

View of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, showing Lehigh River in the foreground

View of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, showing Lehigh River in the foregro...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Railroad yard of the Lehigh Valley Railroad along the bank of the Lehigh River at Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania

Railroad yard of the Lehigh Valley Railroad along the bank of the Lehi...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Along Lehigh River...

Significance: Formed in 1857 as the Saconna Iron Company, this steel works along the Lehigh River was reorganized the following year as the Bethlehem Rolling Mill and Iron Company. Under the direction of Robert... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Hill to Hill Bridge, Spans Lehigh River at State Route 378, Bethlehem,...

Significance: The Hill-to-Hill Bridge was the first bridge to join the boroughs of the City of Bethlehem with a high-level structure eliminating all railroad grade crossings. The structure, constructed almost ... More

Easton & Northern Railroad, Lehigh River Bridge, Spanning Lehigh River, Easton, Northampton County, PA

Easton & Northern Railroad, Lehigh River Bridge, Spanning Lehigh River...

Significance: This structures is significant for its highly complex geometry, with skew trusses carrying trucks on a reverse curve. It possesses a remarkable degree of integrity for a 19th century steel truss b... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA

Hamilton Street Dam, Lehigh River upstream of Hamilton Street Bridge, ...

Significance: The Hamilton Street Dam is an integral part of the Lehigh Canal, which was of major economic importance in the development of industry in the Lehigh Valley in the nineteenth century. The V-shaped... More

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Crucible Steel Plant, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Crucible Steel Pla...

Survey number: HAER PA-386-C Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Initial Construction

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River,...

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Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Treatment Shop No. 2, Along Lehigh River,...

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Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, High House, Along Lehigh River, North of ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N31 Survey number: HAER PA-186-C

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Along Lehigh River, North of Fourth Street, West of Minsi Trail Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem Works, Iron Foundry, Alon...

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