List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Northampton County facts for kids
This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Northampton County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Northampton County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 69 historical markers located in Northampton County.
Historical markers
| Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell House |  |
October 13, 1953 | 56 W. Church St., Bethlehem 40°37′08″N 75°22′50″W / 40.61882°N 75.38067°W |
City | Education, Houses & Homesteads |
| Bethlehem | |
July 26, 1948 | Pa. 412 entering city from S (Missing) | Roadside | Canals, Cities & Towns, French & Indian War, Native American, Religion, Steel, Transportation |
| Bethlehem | |
July 26, 1948 | U.S. 22 East of City (Missing) | Roadside | Business & Industry, Canals, Cities & Towns, Music & Theater, Native American, Religion, Steel |
| Bethlehem | |
July 26, 1948 | U.S. 22 West of City (Missing) | Roadside | Canals, Cities & Towns, Music & Theater, Native American, Religion, Steel |
| Brethren's House | |
September 2, 1964 | W. Church St. at site, Bethlehem 40°37′08″N 75°22′55″W / 40.61878°N 75.38207°W |
City | Business & Industry, Education, Houses & Homesteads, Religion |
| Catherine Drinker Bowen | |
April 4, 1997 | W. Packer Ave. near Brodhead Ave., Bethlehem | City | Women, Writers |
| Charles M. Schwab (1862-1939) | |
September 18, 2007 | 557 W 3rd St., Bethlehem 40°36′41″N 75°23′17″W / 40.6114°N 75.3881°W |
City | Business & Industry, Military, Professions & Vocations, Steel |
| Christian Frederick Martin | |
August 2, 2000 | 10 West North St., Nazareth 40°44′46″N 75°18′45″W / 40.746°N 75.31248°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Ethnic & Immigration, Invention, Music & Theater |
| Crown Inn | |
June 21, 1954 | Riverside Dr. just SE of Lehigh River bridge (Pa. 378), Bethlehem | City | Buildings, Business & Industry, Inns & Taverns |
| David Brainerd | |
August 5, 1947 | Pa. 611 S of Martins Creek, Easton 40°46′27″N 75°10′38″W / 40.77412°N 75.17736°W |
Roadside | Native American, Religion |
| David Martin's Ferry | |
July 20, 1953 | Front & Ferry Sts., Easton 40°41′23″N 75°12′19″W / 40.68982°N 75.2052°W |
City | American Revolution, Military, Transportation |
| David Tannenberg (1728-1804) | |
September 23, 2006 | 1461 Schoenersville Rd., at entrance to Burnside Plantation, Bethlehem 40°37′59″N 75°23′19″W / 40.63313°N 75.38848°W |
Roadside | Ethnic & Immigration, Music & Theater, Professions & Vocations, Religion |
| Delaware Canal | |
April 12, 1949 | Pa. 611 S of Raubsville 40°37′37″N 75°11′28″W / 40.627°N 75.191°W |
Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation |
| Dr. Florence Siebert | |
November 15, 1993 | 73 N 2nd St., Easton 40°41′35″N 75°12′26″W / 40.69292°N 75.20723°W |
City | Invention, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations, Women |
| Easton | |
August 4, 1947 | U.S. 611 S of Easton (Missing) | Roadside | Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Education, Government & Politics, Native American, Transportation |
| Easton | |
August 4, 1947 | U.S. 22 at 13th St. (Missing) | Roadside | Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Education, Government & Politics, Native American, Transportation |
| Easton | |
August 4, 1947 | Pa. 115 N at city line | Roadside | Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Education, Government & Politics, Native American, Transportation |
| Easton | |
August 4, 1947 | U.S. 611 N at city line 40°42′48″N 75°11′45″W / 40.7134°N 75.19582°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Education, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American, Transportation |
| Edward Marshall | |
August 2, 1948 | Corner Hester St. & Delaware Ave., Portland 40°55′18″N 75°05′45″W / 40.92155°N 75.09573°W |
Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American |
| Edwin L. Drake | |
October 21, 1959 | 331 Wyandotte St. (Pa. 378), Bethlehem 40°36′38″N 75°23′03″W / 40.6106°N 75.3843°W |
City | Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Oil & Gas |
| Eugene Gifford Grace | |
April 19, 1997 | 114 W. 4th St., Bethlehem 40°36′37″N 75°22′50″W / 40.61028°N 75.3805°W |
City | Business & Industry, Military, Professions & Vocations, Steel |
| Famous Indian Walk (The) - PLAQUE | |
September 1925 | Junction of Indian Trail Rd. (SR 3016) and Kohls Rd., at Hokendauqua Creek, .25 mile NW of Kreidersville | Plaque | Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American, William Penn |
| First House of Moravian Settlement - PLAQUE | |
May 1, 1929 | Wall of Hotel Bethlehem, 437 Main St., Bethlehem 40°37′12″N 75°22′56″W / 40.6199°N 75.38223°W |
Plaque | Early Settlement, Houses & Homesteads, Religion |
| First Reformed Church | |
July 20, 1953 | N. 3rd St. at church, Easton 40°41′32″N 75°12′33″W / 40.6922°N 75.20918°W |
City | American Revolution, Buildings, Government & Politics 18th Century, Medicine & Science, Native American, Religion |
| Gemein Haus - PLAQUE | |
April 1931 | On front of Gemeinhaus, 66 W. Church St., Bethlehem 40°37′08″N 75°22′52″W / 40.6188°N 75.381°W |
Plaque | Early Settlement, Houses & Homesteads, Native American, Religion |
| Gemeinhaus | |
October 13, 1953 | 66 W. Church St., Bethlehem 40°37′08″N 75°22′52″W / 40.6188°N 75.381°W |
City | Government & Politics 18th Century, Religion |
| George Taylor | |
July 20, 1953 | NE corner of 4th & Ferry Sts., Easton 40°41′23″N 75°12′40″W / 40.68978°N 75.21098°W |
City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| George Wolf | |
August 6, 1947 | Pa. 329 SW of Bath 40°42′18″N 75°24′52″W / 40.70498°N 75.41453°W |
Roadside | Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors |
| Heckewelder House | |
October 13, 1953 | 67 W. Market St., Bethlehem 40°37′14″N 75°22′52″W / 40.6206°N 75.3812°W |
City | Houses & Homesteads, Native American, Religion, Writers |
| Henry Noll | |
October 20, 1995 | E 3rd St. E of Fillmore St., Bethlehem 40°36′44″N 75°22′22″W / 40.61213°N 75.37278°W |
City | Business & Industry, Iron, Professions & Vocations, Steel |
| Henry's Gun Factory | |
January 8, 1974 | SR 1005 (former Pa. 115), Belfast 40°46′49″N 75°16′42″W / 40.78015°N 75.2783°W |
Roadside | Buildings, Business & Industry, Military, War of 1812 |
| Hilda Doolittle (H.D.) | |
September 10, 1982 | 10 E. Church St., City Center Plaza, Bethlehem 40°37′14″N 75°22′40″W / 40.6206°N 75.3778°W |
City | Women, Writers |
| Hockendauqua - PLAQUE | |
September 1, 1925 | PA 329 at eastern approach to Hokendauqua Creek bridge, .5 mile E of Northampton 40°41′40″N 75°29′27″W / 40.69435°N 75.49095°W |
Plaque | Cities & Towns, Native American, William Penn |
| Indian Peace Councils | |
July 20, 1953 | NE part of square, Easton (Missing) | City | Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American |
| John Frederick Wolle (1863-1933) | |
May 8, 1969 | 85-87 W. Church St. on Moravian College campus, Bethlehem 40°37′08″N 75°22′55″W / 40.61878°N 75.38185°W |
City | Music & Theater |
| John Fritz | |
June 6, 1992 | E. Packer Ave. at the Fritz Engineering Laboratory, Bethlehem | City | Business & Industry, Invention, Iron, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations |
| Lafayette |  |
May 16, 1987 | 534 Main St., Bethlehem 40°37′17″N 75°22′55″W / 40.6213°N 75.3819°W |
City | American Revolution, Military |
| Lafayette College Founding |  |
September 6, 2007 | NE corner of center square, Easton | Roadside | American Revolution, Education |
| Lehigh Canal | |
October 21, 1995 | Hugh Moore State Park, PA 611, Easton 40°39′45″N 75°14′18″W / 40.66257°N 75.23837°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Canals, Coal, Iron, Navigation, Transportation |
| Lehigh University | |
December 1, 1965 | Off Pa. 412 in Bethlehem, W. Packer Ave. at Broadhead Ave. (Missing) | Roadside | Education, Medicine & Science |
| Moravian Archives | |
October 13, 1953 | 41 W Locust St., Bethlehem, at Archives Bldg. | City | Buildings, Early Settlement, Education, Native American, Religion |
| Moravian Cemetery | |
October 13, 1953 | W. Market St. at cemetery, Bethlehem 40°37′14″N 75°22′48″W / 40.62062°N 75.37988°W |
City | Ethnic & Immigration, Religion |
| Moravian Community | |
October 13, 1953 | Main St. at Church, Bethlehem 40°37′09″N 75°22′55″W / 40.61918°N 75.382°W |
City | Early Settlement, Religion |
| Moses Tunda Tatamy | |
May 14, 1992 | 8th & Main Sts., Tatamy | Roadside | Native American |
| Nazareth | |
November 18, 1966 | Pa. 191 (E. Center St.) opposite N. Pine St. at Whitefield House, Nazareth 40°44′33″N 75°18′25″W / 40.74247°N 75.30683°W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American, Religion |
| Northampton County |  |
July 8, 1982 | Canal Museum, Hugh Moore Park, Pa. 611, Easton 40°41′16″N 75°12′21″W / 40.68768°N 75.20578°W |
City | Business & Industry, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Steel |
| Old Chapel | |
October 13, 1953 | Heckewelder Pl. near W Church St., at site, Bethlehem 40°37′09″N 75°22′52″W / 40.61917°N 75.3812°W |
City | American Revolution, Buildings, Religion |
| Old Waterworks | .jpg) |
October 13, 1953 | Main St. N of Lehigh River Bridge, Bethlehem 40°37′12″N 75°22′58″W / 40.62°N 75.3828°W |
City | Business & Industry, Environment |
| Pennsylvania Canal | |
April 12, 1949 | U.S. 611, NE of Coffeetown (MISSING) | Roadside | Canals, Government & Politics 19th Century, Navigation, Transportation |
| Pennsylvania Canal | |
April 12, 1949 | U.S. 611, NE of Coffeetown | Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation |
| Pennsylvania Canal | |
April 12, 1949 | S Delaware Dr. (PA 611) at S junction w/ Canal Rd., S of Raubsville 40°37′37″N 75°11′28″W / 40.62705°N 75.19105°W |
Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation |
| Portland Cement | |
n/a | Bath Pike Rd. (PA 248) at Christian Spgs. Rd., .2 mile W of Nazareth | Roadside | Business & Industry |
| Portland Cement | |
n/a | Pa. 611 S of Martins Creek 40°45′56″N 75°10′42″W / 40.76543°N 75.17838°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry |
| Portland Cement | |
n/a | Pa. 329, .5 mile E of Northampton (Missing?) 40°44′03″N 75°20′12″W / 40.73417°N 75.33672°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry |
| Pulaski's Banner | |
October 12, 1974 | W. Market St. between Heckewelder Pl. and New St., at Moravian Cemetery, Bethlehem 40°37′14″N 75°22′48″W / 40.62062°N 75.38002°W |
City | American Revolution, Military, Religion, Women |
| Robert H. Sayre | |
September 12, 1993 | Sayre Mansion Inn, 250 Wyandotte Street (Pa. 378), Bethlehem | City | Business & Industry, Education, Iron, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations, Railroads |
| Samuel Phillippe | |
July 20, 1953 | S. 3rd St. just N of Pine St., Easton 40°41′26″N 75°12′34″W / 40.69055°N 75.20932°W |
City | Invention, Professions & Vocations, Sports |
| Sisters' House | |
October 13, 1953 | 50 W. Church St., Bethlehem 40°37′08″N 75°22′50″W / 40.6188°N 75.3805°W |
City | American Revolution, Religion, Women |
| Slate Industry | |
August 6, 1947 | Market St. (PA 512) near 1st St., Bangor 40°52′01″N 75°12′22″W / 40.86705°N 75.20617°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration |
| Sullivan Campaign | |
August 5, 1947 | Knox Ave. (SR 2025, former PA 115) near Raub St., just N of Easton 40°42′21″N 75°12′46″W / 40.70592°N 75.21265°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Military, Native American |
| Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - Heller's Tavern (PLAQUE) | |
1929 | PA 512 just N of SR 1028, Wind Gap | Plaque | American Revolution, Military, Native American, Inns & Taverns |
| Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - Sullivan Road (PLAQUE) | |
n/a | Junction Sullivan Trail & Knox Ave.(following SR 2025, former PA 115), just N of Easton 40°42′21″N 75°12′41″W / 40.70593°N 75.21137°W |
Plaque | American Revolution, Military, Native American, Roads |
| Sullivan's March | |
August 5, 1947 | S Broadway (PA 512) just N of Male Rd. (SR 1028), Wind Gap 40°50′21″N 75°17′47″W / 40.83915°N 75.29638°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Military |
| Sun Inn | |
October 13, 1953 | 560 Main St. near W Broad St., Bethlehem 40°37′19″N 75°22′55″W / 40.62185°N 75.38185°W |
City | Buildings, Business & Industry, Inns & Taverns |
| The Unknown Soldier - PLAQUE | |
n/a | DAR House, 1st Ave., Bethlehem 40°37′14″N 75°23′08″W / 40.62067°N 75.38547°W |
Plaque | American Revolution, Military |
| Walking Purchase | |
June 20, 1947 | Pa. 329 in Northampton (Missing) | Roadside | Early Settlement, Native American, William Penn |
| Walking Purchase | |
March 18, 1948 | L.R. 48068 N. of Northampton | Roadside | Early Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American, William Penn |
| Whitefield House | |
November 18, 1966 | Off Pa. 191 (E. Center St.) at S. New St., Nazareth | Roadside | African American, Education, Religion |
| Whitfield House - PLAQUE | |
1931 | PA 12 at Nazareth | Plaque | African American, Early Settlement, Education, Houses & Homesteads, Religion |
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