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Showing posts with label Lehigh County Historical Society. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lehigh County Historical Society. Show all posts

2/16/18

Colonial America Heritage and the Industrial Revolution



Museums and Educational Travel
One of the Largest Historical Societies in America, LCHS comprises the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, a state-of-the-art historical research library, as well as 6 galleries with 13,000 square feet of exhibits. The Society administers 7 museum sites that date from Colonial America through the Industrial Revolution along with 35,000 historical artifacts, 80,000 vintage photographs, and over 3-million documents.
Books Maps Photographs and Other Resources for Historians and Genealogists
Educational Tours and outreach programs designed by Museum Educators that tell stories and enlighten adults, schoolchildren, scouts and others about local heritage with visits to historic sites and the Heritage Museum with its exhibits, research library and archival collection.

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A Coal Burning Iron Furnace that Looks Like a Medieval Castle
Lockridge Furnace was built in 1868 and produced some of the iron that helped transform America from a nation of farms into an industrial giant. The Museum comprises several buildings in a park setting.
The Saylor Park Cement Kilns were erected in 1893 to power the industrial revolution and produce cement. Learn about this industry and the people that worked in it.
Haines Mill has stood on the banks of Cedar Creek since colonial times.
The Early Technology that Supported Farm Life
Troxell-Steckel Farm Museum is an authentic Pennsylvania-German farm house that provides a unique perspective on farming in the Lehigh Valley.