Lehigh County, PA

Headnote
LEHIGH COUNTY, situated in the east part of Pennsylvania, with Lehigh river on the northeast. Area, 389 square miles. Face of the country, diversified and picturesque; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Allentown. Pop. in 1820, 18,895; in 1830, 22,256; in 1840, 25,787; in 1850, 32,479. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
LEHIGH COUNTY, situated in the east part of Pennsylvania, with Lehigh river on the northeast. Area, 389 square miles. Face of the country, diversified and picturesque; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Allentown. Pop. in 1820, 18,895; in 1830, 22,256; in 1840, 25,787; in 1850, 32,479.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 187.
Date Type
Commercial production of Zinc begins in Pennsylvania Business/Industry
Birthplace of
Name Type
Allentown, PA City or Town
Date Title
Andrew H. Reeder to Simon Cameron, April 24, 1861
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