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American Memory Main Street 1.jpg
For more information, see http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa1845

American Memory Kerns Mill.jpg
Demolished to make way for the new bridge over Trout Creek. For more information on the 1850 grist mill structure.See http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa1876/. The saw mill was about one hundred yards further upstream.

350 Lock Lehigh Canal web.jpg
"Kelchner's" Lock, Lock 25 of the Lehigh Canal in Walnutport

UpperMain.jpg
Looking north towards the Presbyterian Church.

GapDam2.jpg
The Lehigh Gap dam with the Chain Bridge in the background.

Episcopal.jpg
On Diamond Street in lower Slatington. The Church has been converted into a care center.

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Reformed2.jpg
Built in 1869-1870, this was originally called the German Reformed church.

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LowerFairview.jpg
From Diamond Street, you are looking directly across downtown Slatington (roughly southwards) at the older school slate factory.

ArlingtonHouse.jpg
Formerly located on the northwest corner of Walnut and Main Streets in the lower part of Slatington. This majestic building was one of several hotels in Slatington in the nineteenth century, and yes, once there were trees along the streets in town.

bwbridge4 web.jpg
A horse-drawn funeral procession coming up Main Street. I am told this scene occurred after a terrible train wreck in Slatington. Notice there are a several hearses, as there were a number of fatalities. I am aware of two terrible train wrecks with…
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