ALLENTOWN
Posted by: 
unimoggers
N 40° 37.028 W 075° 28.734
18T E 459491 N 4496366
Could this be the only Allentown marker left? According to the PHMC website (see link below) not many are left!
Waymark Code: WM1PW
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2005
Views: 41
Marker Text:
Allentown
Founded 1762 by the noted colonial leader and jurist, William Allen. Known until 1834 as Northampton. Here the Liberty Bell was hidden in 1777, and Revolutionary wounded hospitalized. City incorporation, 1867. Long a textile and cement center.
Marker Name: Allentown
County: Lehigh
Date Dedicated: 09/03/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 145 at Allentown
Category: Cities & Towns, Cement
Website: [Web Link]
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