Image: First Bridge Across Lehigh River
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Description: Watercolor of the first bridge erected across the Lehigh River in 1814 , just north of the current bridge. The bridge, erected between 1812-1814 is shown looking west from the east bank of the river. This painting was made about 1830, after the opening of the Lehigh Canal. It also shows Dam Number 7 on the Lehigh River. (Holdings of the Lehigh County Historical Society)
Title: First Bridge Across Lehigh River
Credit: Allentown, 1762-1987, a 225 Year history, Volume I, 1762-1920, Lehigh County Historical Society, 1987. Chapter Two, A History of Allentown: 1811-1860
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