. Lehigh valley railroad summer tours to mountain, lake and ocean resorts . urch organization fromthe twelfth century and fromthe oldest of the Protestantsects. Under the lead ofWaldo, a great migration ofPiedmontese into Moraviaand Bohemia, to escape re-ligious persecution, tookplace in the fifteenth cen-tury, and soon after the open-ing of Pennsylvania by thegreat proprietor, a branch was foundetlhere among the hills of the Lehigh. Large military hospitals were locatedhere during the Revolutionarv \\ Moravian Seminary atBethlehem is one of the old-est institutions of learningin the Uni
. Lehigh valley railroad summer tours to mountain, lake and ocean resorts . urch organization fromthe twelfth century and fromthe oldest of the Protestantsects. Under the lead ofWaldo, a great migration ofPiedmontese into Moraviaand Bohemia, to escape re-ligious persecution, tookplace in the fifteenth cen-tury, and soon after the open-ing of Pennsylvania by thegreat proprietor, a branch was foundetlhere among the hills of the Lehigh. Large military hospitals were locatedhere during the Revolutionarv \\ Moravian Seminary atBethlehem is one of the old-est institutions of learningin the United States. Theold Sun Inn and Eagle Hotelare the principal places ofentertainment in Bethle-hem ; the Wyandotte Hotelin South liethlehem. TheLehigh LTniversity was found-ed in 1865 i)y the late Packer, who also en-dowed it largely in lateryears. The institution pro-vides an education for youngmen in the several depart-ments of engineering, inmetallurgy, chemistry and collateralstudies. Attention is also paid to gen-eral literature, the classics and The principal buildings are the PackerHall, two extensive laboratories, Christ- Summer Tours and Fares. 11 mas Hall, Saucon Hall, the Sayre Ob-servatory, University Library, the Gym-nasium, and Packer Memorial attractive grounds of the Uni- the picnics of the valley are held allthrough the summer. A miniature rail-way, fully equipped, is an interesting-feature. Excursion trains come hither versity are upon the rising ground to the from many points along the line. ALLENTOWX south of the railroad,and slope gently to-ward the river. A wide valley ofindustries, includingiron \vi>rks,r oilingmills, barbed-wireworks, silk mills,thread millsa n d manylesser con-cerns keepAllentownsgreat popu-lation busy. The Le-high \alleystation is apicturesquestructure atthe foot tifHamiltonStreet, andunderwhichflows the lit-tle streamcalled the Jordan. Up Hamilton Street, at the top of thehill, is the business c
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