. The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants. ins. It is not so many years ago that thelarge spring could be seen gushingforth from the side of the road, tl .:attracted the early settlers to this sec-tion of the city. Before crossing theLittle Lehigh river we must notice -lentowns leading industry, the plantof the American Steel and Wire Com-pany, where men ceaselessly labornight and day in the manufacture ofbarbed and galvanized wire and wirenails. To the risrht on the southe
. The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants. ins. It is not so many years ago that thelarge spring could be seen gushingforth from the side of the road, tl .:attracted the early settlers to this sec-tion of the city. Before crossing theLittle Lehigh river we must notice -lentowns leading industry, the plantof the American Steel and Wire Com-pany, where men ceaselessly labornight and day in the manufacture ofbarbed and galvanized wire and wirenails. To the risrht on the southern ? ^c»*—«^-«~*-*^ ? £ I - f ? -: ? ..*.. p>- : ! J ? **3 ? : * :. / - • I ;. I --. VIEWS IN ALLENTOWN, PA. 29S THE PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN bank of the river stood in olden timesthe mill of David Deshler, a Revolu-tionary patriot and farther on was dur-ing that war a wagon yard of theContinental army. We are now in what is termed South Allentown,where after inspecting the Home ofthe Good Shepherd, we will end ourtrip, having seen from the car windowthe greater part of this thriving city. H «1 « +? ?? . ? ?-???>??:. I 1 -? - - .-?? ALLENTOWN IRON WORKS i860 X-OTE. This is the first of ourseries of sketches of The Historicand Scenic Lehigh Valley. Thesearticles will consist of crisp, compact,spicy pen-pictures of the history, thescenery, the business and social life ofthe communities reached by the linesof the Lehigh Valley Transit Companycentering at Allentown. Pa. Emaus,Macungie, Allentown, Slatington, Cat-asauqua, Coplay, Egypt, Bethlehem,Nazareth, Ouakertown, , Lansdale. Ambler, Flour-town, Chestnut Kill with interveningand adjacent territory, will pass inquick review before the reader. Thepapers will also be richly illustrated. The articles will be prepared by thefollowing contributors, each of whomwill tell of points of interest in his locality: Charles R. Roberts, Allen-town; Rev. J. B. Stoudt, Emaus, Solo-mon DeLong, Slatington: Dr. LouisB.
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