NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
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unimoggers
N 40° 41.261 W 075° 12.347
18T E 482611 N 4504108
Formed March 11, 1752 out of Bucks County. Named for Northamptonshire in England. Easton, county seat, was incorporated in 1789. County is noted as a leading center for the steel industry and for cement and slate production.
Waymark Code: WM4NM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2005
Views: 15
Listed as a City marker, but I'd call it a roadside. And it's not at Hugh Moore State Park. It's along side one of the Locks.
Marker Text:
Formed March 11, 1752 out of Bucks County. Named for Northamptonshire in England. Easton, county seat, was incorporated in 1789. County is noted as a leading center for the steel industry and for cement and slate production.
Marker Name: Northampton County
County: Northampton
Date Dedicated: 07/08/1982
Marker Type: City
Location: Canal Museum, Hugh Moore Park, Pa. 611, Easton
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Steel, Cement
Website: [Web Link]
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