Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . in its history dating back to the early \ears of the eighteenth cen-tury. Earh- Bucks county records show that Easton was laidout about 1737 or 38, soon after the Indian walk. yet theredoes not appear to have been any permanent settlement here untilthe creation of Northampton county, in 1752, when this town wasmade the county seat. As a part of original Bucks county Eas-ton had a prominent part in the early history of Pennsylvania, and 543 Pennsylvania Colonial and Federal many of the scenes and events of that period are noted in anea
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . in its history dating back to the early \ears of the eighteenth cen-tury. Earh- Bucks county records show that Easton was laidout about 1737 or 38, soon after the Indian walk. yet theredoes not appear to have been any permanent settlement here untilthe creation of Northampton county, in 1752, when this town wasmade the county seat. As a part of original Bucks county Eas-ton had a prominent part in the early history of Pennsylvania, and 543 Pennsylvania Colonial and Federal many of the scenes and events of that period are noted in anearher chapter of this work. Easton began to assume the form of a well ordered municipal-ity when the county buildings were erected, and, in 1826, uponthe founding of Lafayette college, a new spirit of energy was in-fused among its people. In 182Q the Lehigh Slack-Water Navi-gation companys impro\ement to Mauch Chunk was completedand was followed in 1831 by the opening of the Delaware divisionof the Pennsylvania canal, and the completion of the Morris canal. Lebaiiijn in 1840 •rom an old print through New Jersey to New York. These improvements werevaluable factors in developing the resources of the town, andsimilar enterprises at South Easton on the opposite side of theLehigh still further added to local importance. Eor many yearsthe borough profited by the shipment of vast f|uantities of anthra-cite coal from the upper Lehigh regions, all of which came to thisplace and thence were reshipped to markets in New York, Penn-sylvania and New Jersey. It became a manufacturing villagethrough the efforts of the Slack-Water Navigation company andother enterprising concerns, and about 1842 there were in opera-tion here a large cotton factory, a rolling and nail mill, severalgrist and saw mills, a rifle factory, foundries and furnaces andother industries of note. The extensive farming areas of the 544 Planting of the Cities region produced large quantities of grain, which was made intoflo
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