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East Hills Middle School: Bethlehem Research

Websites

Sigal Museum and Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society
Lehigh County Historical Society
Local History @ the Bethlehem Area Public Library
Mack Truck - History
Lehigh Valley History
Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Crayola History
Just Born History
Dixie Cup - Easton
Lafayette University's collection on the Dixie Cup plant.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel Resources
A collection of random resources on the Steel.
Bethlehem Steel History
Via Steelstacks
Lehigh Earth Observatory
Information about the geology and watershed.
Bethlehem Digital History Project
via Moravian
Martin Guitars
About Bethlehem
via the city's page
Beyond the Steel
From Lehigh University, offers digitalized primary sources and a history of industry and society/culture in Bethlehem.
Morning Call Archives
Archives back to 1/1/1984
Morning Call Photos - Historic Photo Galleries
Bottom right of web page focuses on historical photos
Jaindl Turkey Farm
This business has been around since the 1930s!
Rodale Co/ Institute
A publishing giant and health initiative.
Hotel Bethlehem
The Sun Inn
The Dairy Store
The Moravian Church History
Moravian Historical Project
Northampton County Historical Docs
Northampton County Newspapers
Articles on EVERYTHING!! (Just Born, Slate Belt, Martin, Crayola, Steel, etc).
Southside Bethlehem

Bethlehem Steel: The People Who Built America

A documentary created by PBS 39 in 2012

Arts & Entertainment

Professor Gordon's Power Point

Prof. Gordon's Power Point
The Power Point from Prof. Gordon's presentation about early Bethlehem (up to 1820s)
Prof. Gordon's Presentation, part 2

South Side

Southside
Southside Stats
Southside Initiative
Through Lehigh University
Southside Master Plan
From the City, circa 2012

History of Just Born

Just Born History

Native Americans

Museum of Indian Culture
Information about the Lenape Indians in the Lehigh Valley area.
Delaware and Lenni Lenape Indians
The Indians of Pennsylvania
Lenni Lenape

Cement in Northampton County

Atlas Cement Museum - article from WFMZ

Atlas Cement Museum - info

First Cement - PA Historical Marker info

US/World History

Major Events in US History
Timeline
Sports and Leisure
US History
US history from pre-Columbian times to today
World History
World History (#2)

Colleges & Universities

US History in Context

Sports