view gallery E0 km | Alburtis - Alburtis, PA, USA in Signs of History Alburtis was incorporated as a borough in 1913. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 11/29/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery E0.3 km | LAST - Furnace to Use Anthracite Coal as Fuel-Lock Ridge Iron Furnace - Alburtis PA in Last of its Kind Lock Ridge was constructed here in 1868, operated until 1921, and was the last furnace in the US to solely use anthracite coal as fuel. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/28/2022 last visited: 10/28/2022 |
view gallery E0.3 km | Lock Ridge Iron Furnace - Alburtis, PA in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Lock Ridge Iron Furnace is commemorated in Pennsylvania's newest historical marker. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/23/2009 last visited: 10/28/2022 |
view gallery E0.3 km | Dr. Eugene Mohr - LAST Country Doctor in Last of its Kind This plaque commemorating Dr. Eugene Mohr is on the grounds of the Lock Ridge Historical Society. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 02/18/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E0.6 km | From Production to Preservation-Lock Ridge Iron Furnace - Alburtis PA in Signs of History After Lock Ridge’s last cast in 1921, the company shuttered the complex, and it sat abandoned for many years. Historic preservation was not yet a major concern, and few people thought of the complex as a place worthy of protection. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/06/2020 last visited: 09/27/2021 |
view gallery E0.6 km | Lock Ridge Furnace - Alburtis, PA in Signs of History During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Lehigh Valley, with its wealth of trees for charcoal fuel and substantial sources of ore, attracted many enterprising iron facilities to settle in the region. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/06/2020 last visited: 09/27/2021 |
view gallery E0.6 km | "You Are Here" - Lock Ridge Furnace - Alburtis, PA, USA in 'You Are Here' Maps Lock Ridge Furnace is located in Alburtis, PA and "You Are Here". posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 11/28/2020 last visited: 10/28/2022 |
view gallery E0.6 km | Lock Ridge Park - Alburtis PA in Official Local Tourism Attractions Lock Ridge Park is a park built around a historic iron ore blast furnace just outside Alburtis, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/30/2022 last visited: 10/28/2022 |
view gallery E0.6 km | Lock Ridge Iron Furnace - Alburtis, PA in Iron Furnace Ruins Lock Ridge Iron Furnace is located in Alburtis, PA. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/20/2009 last visited: 10/28/2022 |
view gallery E0.6 km | Lock Ridge Park - Alburtis PA in Wikipedia Entries Lock Ridge Park is a park built around a historic iron ore blast furnace just outside Alburtis, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/28/2022 last visited: 10/28/2022 |
view gallery E0.6 km | Lock Ridge Furnance Complex - Alburtis, PA in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Lock Ridge Furnace was an integral part of the Anthracite Iron Industry in the late 1800's and early 1900's. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/20/2009 last visited: 10/28/2022 |
view gallery E0.6 km | Lock Ridge Furnace Museum - Alburtis PA in History Museums Lock Ridge Furnace Museum is a unique monument to the Lehigh County’s industrial heritage. It was an important part of the early iron industry. It operated as an iron mill from 1868 until 1921. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/28/2022 last visited: 10/28/2022 |
view gallery E0.6 km | Servicing the Furnace Lock Ridge Furnace and Park - Alburtis PA in Signs of History Iron was actually produced in the furnaces, but much of the action at Lock Ridge took place on the surrounding railroad tracks and in the nearby outbuildings. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/06/2020 last visited: 10/28/2022 |
view gallery E0.8 km | Casting Pigs Lock Ridge Furnace - Alburtis PA in Signs of History This portion of the iron complex was known as the casting house. A chute from the hearth under Stack #7 brought molten iron into the large, open room. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/06/2020 last visited: 10/28/2022 |
view gallery E0.8 km | Lockridge/Catasauqua and Fogelsville RR over Swabia Creek - Alburtis, PA in Arch Bridges This former railroad bridge, which crosses Swabia Creek, is now a pedestrian bridge in a county park. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 11/25/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery N1.8 km | Catharine Dankel Blank - Alburtis, PA, USA in Zinc Headstones The Zinc Tombstone of Catharine Dankel Blank is located in Zion Lutheran Church's cemetery. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/10/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery N1.8 km | John Blank Obelisk - Alburtis, PA, USA in Obelisks The John Blank Obelisk is located in the cemetery for Zion Lutheran Church. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/11/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery N1.8 km | Schmeyer Obelisk - Alburtis, PA, USA in Obelisks The Schmeyer Obelisk is close to the Zion Lutheran Church within its' cemetery. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/11/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery N1.8 km | Zion Lehigh Evangelical Lutheran Church - Alburtis, PA in Lutheran Churches Zion Lehigh Evangelical Lutheran Church is along Spring Creek Road, north of the bustling metropolis of Alburtis, PA. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 05/24/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery N1.8 km | Dr. Christian F. Martin & Others - Alburtis, PA, USA in American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves The graves of Christian F. Martin and several other revolutionary war veterans are in the cemetery behind Zion Lutheran Church in Alburtis, PA. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/08/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery E2.3 km | Hills at Lockridge Park Bandshell - Macungie, PA, USA in Bandshells This small half hexagonal band shell is in the Hills of Lockridge Park. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 11/10/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery NE2.4 km | Mack Trucks Assembley Plant Tour - Macungie, PA in Factory Tours The Macungie Assembly Operations Plant is located at 7000 Alburtis Rd. in Macungie, Pennsylvania. posted by: DougandSandra location: Pennsylvania date approved: 12/28/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery NW3.1 km | Lower Macungie/Upper Macungie Boundary Marker - Breinigsville, PA USA in Public Land Survey Marks This boundary marker is between Lower and Upper Macungie Townships, along Butz Road. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/07/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NW3.2 km | Lower Macungie/Upper Macungie Boundary Marker - Breinigsville, PA USA in Public Land Survey Marks This boundary marker is between Lower and Upper Macungie Townships, along Brookdale Road. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/06/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery N3.2 km | Schmoyer's School - Trexlertown, PA, USA in Former Schools Schmoyer's School is a former one room schoolhouse and is located along Spring Creek Road just south of Trexlertown, PA. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 07/15/2023 last visited: never |
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