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Saucon may refer to the following in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: *Saucon Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh River *Saucon Valley, Pennsylvania, in eastern Pennsylvania **Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the above valley ** Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the above valley *Saucon Valley Country Club, in Upper Saucon Township *Saucon Valley School District, in Northampton County **Saucon Valley High School Saucon Valley High School is a four-year public high school in Hellertown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is located at 2100 Polk Valley Road in Hellertown in Northampton County. It is the only high school i ...
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Saucon Creek
Saucon Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Lehigh River in Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. Saucon Creek starts in Lower Milford Township, flows to the northeast passing through the communities of Limeport, Bingen, and Hellertown, and joins the Lehigh River in Bethlehem. The Meadows Banquet Center in Hellertown and Saucon Park in Bethlehem are located along the Saucon. The Ehrhart's Mill Historic District is located along Saucon Creek. ''Note:'' This includes See also *Nancy Run, next tributary of the Lehigh River going downriver * Monocacy Creek, next tributary of the Lehigh River going upriver *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, ...
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Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Lower Saucon Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 10,772 as of the 2010 census. The township is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Lower Saucon Township is located east of Allentown, north of Philadelphia, and west of New York City. All locations in the township have addresses in nearby Hellertown or Bethlehem. History Until the mid-17th century, the Lenape (Delaware) tribes hunted and inhabited the land of Lower Saucon Township. European traders first appeared in the area prior to 1700, and the Native Americans peacefully traded with these outsiders, although some minor skirmishes did occur. William Penn, later founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, was granted land on March 4, 1681, by King Charles II of England to repay a debt owed to Penn's father. The land grant included ...
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Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Upper Saucon Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. The township had a population of 14,808 as of the 2010 census. Upper Saucon Township is located southeast of Allentown, north of Philadelphia, and southwest of New York City. History The area that today is Upper Saucon Township originally was populated by the Unami division of the Lenape native people (also called the Delaware people). The name Saucon comes from the native word ''Saukunk'', meaning "mouth of the creek", that being the location of a Lenape village. Established in 1743, Upper Saucon was originally part of Bucks County, one of the three initial counties established by William Penn in 1682. In 1752, Northampton County was carved off of Bucks County and encompassed Upper Saucon. Later, in 1812, Lehigh County was carved from Nort ...
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Saucon Valley Country Club
Saucon Valley Country Club is a country club in Upper Saucon Township in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania near both Allentown and Bethlehem. Its facilities include three 18-hole golf courses and a six-hole beginners course. The old course has hosted eight United States Golf Association (USGA) tournaments, including the 1992, 2000, and 2022 U.S. Senior Opens. In 2009, it was the site of the U.S. Women's Open. Five years later, it was the host of the U.S. Mid-Amateur. Saucon Valley Country Club is also the home site of the Lehigh University golf team. All three of Saucon Valley's 18-hole courses have made appearances on golf magazine rankings of top courses. History Saucon Valley Country Club was founded in 1920 by a group of local businessmen, mostly from Bethlehem Steel. Architect Herbert Strong was hired to design the Saucon Course, now known as the Old Course. Construction of the course concluded in 1921, and it was opened the following year. A fire destroyed ...
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Saucon Valley School District
Saucon Valley School District is a midsized suburban public school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It serves the borough of Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township. Saucon Valley School District encompasses approximately 20 square miles. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Saucon Valley High School in Hellertown. As of the 2020–21 school year, the school district had a total enrollment of 1,970 students between all three of its schools, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. According to 2000 federal census data, the school district serves a resident population of 15,490. In 2009, district residents' per capita income was $26,599 while the district's median family income was $59,049. Schools *Saucon Valley High School Saucon Valley High School is a four-year public high school in Hellertown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is located at 21 ...
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