First soldier killed-in-action from the greater Slatington area in World War 1. Alan O. Delke American Legion Post 16, Slatington, PA, Lehigh Valley's oldest post
The bridge now carries the path of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, which follows the line of the former Lehigh Valley Railroad thrugh Slatington
Eastbound of the Pennsylvania Route No. 873 highway bridge, the CNJ mainline passed by another relic of the Lehigh Navigation - the former lock-tender's house of Lock No. 20. Between Mauch Chunk and Easton the LC&N had operated 49 locks, with inlet…