South Bethlehem - Hardcover

Raniere, Kenneth F; Samuels, Karen M; South Bethlehem Historical Society

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531647766 ISBN 13: 9781531647766

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2010

Synopsis

The story begins in 1848, when the Moravian Brethren sold 274 acres of farmland to investors who resold them as building lots. By 1855, Asa Packer had laid the tracks of his Lehigh Valley Railroad along the Lehigh River, bringing coal from Carbon County to markets in New York and Philadelphia. Industries rapidly grew, with the Pennsylvania and Lehigh Zinc Company in 1853 and the Saucona Iron Company in 1857. By 1865, South Bethlehem became a borough. Charles M. Schwab headed the former Iron Company in 1906, renaming it the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and was instrumental in uniting the Bethlehems as one city in 1918. Countless immigrants shaped the tone of this region. Today the Sands Casino occupies part of the former Bethlehem Steel site. It is the future home of art and music venues that will contribute to a city already known for its historic and cultural heritage.?

About this title

About the Author

Kenneth F. Raniere is editor of Southern Exposure, newsletter of the South Bethlehem Historical Society, and author of A Living Legacy: Architecture of A. W. Leh. Karen M. Samuels, who has been active with the restoration of a one-room schoolhouse in Lower Saucon Township, is the columnist of a weekly historical series in the Bethlehem Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531647766
• ISBN 13: 9781531647766
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130