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Slatington High School, Slatington, PA
Although school buildings existed in the borough before construction of this large high school in 1897, the size and scale of this building clearly shows the wealth of the town in the 1890s. When a new high school building was erected just down the…
Lehigh Gap Dam, Slatington, PA.
The Lehigh Gap dam, a wooden crib dam, on the Lehigh River south of the Blue Mountain also served at the entry point for the Walnutport stretch of the Lehigh Canal. The dam allowed for slack water navigation of canal boats from the Palmerton side of…
First Street, Slatington, Pa.
This is looking north, towards Blue Mountain, on First Street. The streets went from first to seventh (east to west) in the upper part of the town.
Bird's Eye View of Lower Slatington, Pa.
Looking toward the southeast.
Main Street, Slatington, Pa.
Looking north through the upper Main Street business district.
Carbon Slate Quarry,
Slatington, PA
This was a pretty complex operation as evidenced by all the supporting buildings.
Church Street, Slatington, Pa.
Looking west on Church Street. I believe that is First Street going off to the left.