by Karen M. Samuels (Author), Kenneth F. Raniere (Author)
The story begins in 1848, when the Moravian Brethren sold 274 acres of farmland to investors who resold them as building lots. By 1855, Asa Packer had laid the tracks of his Lehigh Valley Railroad along the Lehigh River, bringing coal from Carbon County t
Author Biography
Kenneth F. Raniere is editor of Southern Exposure, newsletter of the South Bethlehem Historical Society, and author of A Living Legacy: Architecture of A. W. Leh. Karen M. Samuels, who has been active with the restoration of a one-room schoolhouse in Lower Saucon Township, is the columnist of a weekly historical series in the Bethlehem Press.
Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.34 x 9.48 x 6.44 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: June 28, 2010
