A History of Lehigh County
\B7 L5H3 Class _^^ ^ 7 2- CoKiightN". ^A^ COFmiGHT DEPOSIT 1/ I \ HISTORY OF < Lehigh . County . Pennsylvania From The Earliest Settlements to The Present Time including much valuable information FOR THE USE OF THE ScDoolSt Families ana Cibrarics, BY James J. Hauser. "A! Emaus, Pknna., TIMES PURIJSHING CO. 1 901, b^V THF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Two Copies Recfived AUG. 31 1901 COPYBIOHT ENTRV ^LASS<^M<Xa No. COPY A/ Entered according to Die Act of Congress, in the year 1901, By JAMES J. HAUSER, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. All rights reserved. OMISSIONS AND ERRORS. /)n page 20, the Lehigh Valley R. R. omitted. rag6[29, Swamp not Swoiup. Page 28, Milford not Milfod. Page ol, Popnlatioii not Populatirn. Page 39, the Daily Leader of Ailentown, omitted. Page 88, Rev. .Solomon Neitz's E. name omitted. Page i)2,The second column of area of square miles should begin with Hanover township and not with Heidelberg. ^ INTRODUCTION i It is both interesting and instructive to study the history of our fathers, to ^ fully understand through what difficulties, obstacles, toils and trials they went to plant settlements wliich struggled up to a position of wealth and prosperity. y These accounts of our county have been written so as to bring before every youth and citizen of our county, on account of the growth of the population, its resources, the up building of the institution that give character and stability to the county. It has been made as concise as possible and everything which was thought to be of any value to the youth and citizen, has been presented as best as it could be under the circumstances and hope that by perusing its pages, many facts of interest can be gathered that will be of use in future years.
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