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Rockdale Cut, Lehigh River, on the Lehigh Valley Railroad
This is about five miles east of Slatington on the mainline of the railroad.
Rectory and Church of the Assumption B. M. V., Slatington, Pa.
The Catholic church at the western end of Washington St.
Quarry, Emerald, PA
This quarry site, located across Trout Creek from Emerald, is not completely filled in.
Prospecting for Slate with Core Drill at Slatington, Pa.
An early use of a core drill to check if it was worthwhile to open a quarry on a site. Before use of the drill came into operation, it was pretty often just educated guesswork where to site a new quarry.
Presbyterian Church, Slatington, Pa.
The congregation first formed in town abut 1850, and the first stone (slate) structure was built about 1854. In 1874 construction was begun on the wooden frame building, which stood at the bend in Main Street. The parsonage was alongside the church,…
Post Office, Slatington, PA.
The old post office, in the A.P. Berlin building, which was later the site of the public library. Both the library and post office are in different locations now. This building, once connected with a slate quarry operation, now houses an antique…