Northampton

As settlers began arriving in 1728 between the banks of today's Lehigh River and Hokendauqua Creek, three distinct hamlets known as Siegfried Bridge, Newport, and Stemton grew and prospered as an agricultural society. In 1902, the three became one, and the newly consolidated borough grew by the strength of its agriculture, and even more so with the discovery of calcium carbonate and its enduring legacy: cement. With the rise of the Atlas Cement Company as the world's largest cement plant, the industry found an international platform in Northampton. The local workforce of more than five thousand provided cement for the Panama Canal, the Empire State Building, and the Hoover Dam.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 09/01/2004
ISBN: 9780738536156
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.46w x 0.36d