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Mill 1.jpg
Almost underneath the Trout Creek Bridge and next to the old Slatington News Building (no longer there), the old Gloria Sewing Mill has been repurposed. The mill was one time owned by the Muschlitz family.

Berksie.jpg
This was a Reading gas electric car (#4067) that ran from the Slatington depot on the Lehgh Valley's branch line out to Emerald, and then continued on the Reading Line out past Best station. The train at one time brought students in to school in the…

Quarry7.jpg
The town is to the left of this quarry scene.

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Gap2.jpg
Central Railroad of New Jersey tracks ran along the east bank of the Lehigh river.

BridgeLehigh3.jpg
The bridge really didn't look quite like that.

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DaimondSt.jpg
Standing at the corner of Diamond and Walnut Streets and looking up the hill. The Slatington News building is in the center (light yellow) with the knitting mill to the right of it.

UpperMain7.jpg
Looking "up" (south) on upper Main St from the Presbyterian Church.

JrHigh2.jpg
Stylized view of the second high school, later the Jr. High School.

553 Station web.jpg
Looking at south side of station
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