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Fogelsville, Pennsylvania
Fogelsville is an unincorporated area in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a suburb of Allentown, in Upper Macungie Township, and is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Fogelsville is named after Judge John Fogel, who built the first building in the area, a hotel, in 1798. The village surrounds a number of large industrial parks and corporate centers. The town is known as a large regional trucking hub. Major roads servicing Fogelsville include Interstate 78 and Pennsylvania Route 100. These two roads intersect in a cloverleaf, which is one of the busiest in the western Lehigh Valley. Fogelsville maintains the ZIP Code 18051. Surrounding areas to the east use the Allentown ZIP Code of 18106 and areas to the south use the Breiningsville ZIP Code of 18031. Downtown Fogelsville is located at approximately 40° 34′ 59.45″ N, 75° 37′ 57.37″ W. The 1990 census r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York (state), New York to its north, the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of William Penn (Royal Navy officer), the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish Empire, Swedish colony. Established as a haven for religious and political tolerance, the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 78
Interstate 78 (I-78) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Northeastern United States that runs from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown to western and North Jersey, terminating at the Holland Tunnel entrance to Lower Manhattan in New York City. Major metropolitan areas along I-78 include the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, the Gateway Region in New Jersey, and the New York metropolitan area. I-78 links ports in New York City and North Jersey to points west, including the Lehigh Valley, the third-largest metropolitan region of Pennsylvania. I-78 accommodates over four million trucks annually, representing 24 percent of all truck traffic in the nation. It also is a major connection point to the New York metropolitan area's three major international airports, Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport. Route description , - , PA , , - , NJ , , - , , NY , , - , Total , Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weisenberg Township, Pennsylvania
Weisenberg Township is a township (Pennsylvania), township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Weisenberg Township was 4,923 at the 2010 U.S. census. The township is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown in the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of of which are land and , or 0.18%, are water. It is in the Delaware River watershed and is drained by tributaries of Jordan Creek (Pennsylvania), Jordan Creek into the Lehigh River to the east and by tributaries of Maiden Creek into the Schuylkill River to the southwest. Weisenberg Township includes the villages of Haafsville, Hymensville, New Smithville, Pennsylvania, New Smithville, Seiberlingville, Seipstown, Stines Corner, and Werleys Corner, Pennsylvania, Werle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Smithville, Pennsylvania
New Smithville is an unincorporated community in Weisenberg Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located west of the city of Allentown and near the border with Berks County. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. It is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 863 and Interstate 78/ U.S. Route 22. It is split between the Breinigsville ZIP code of 18031 and the Kutztown ZIP code of 19530. It is in the Schuylkill watershed and is drained via the Mill Creek and Sacony Creek into the Maiden Creek Maiden Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', .... The New Smithville telephone exchange uses area code 610. References Unincorpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trexlertown, Pennsylvania
Trexlertown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,382. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census, and lies between Breinigsville and Wescosville. The global corporate headquarters of Air Products is located immediately across the Trexlertown's eastern border with Allentown. Lehigh Valley Velodrome, a velodrome for professional and amateur cycling, also is located next to Trexlertown, in Breinigsville. History Jeremiah Trexler obtained land adjoining that of his father in present-day Upper Macungie Township, where he operated a tavern as early as in 1732. Two years later, in 1734, a road was developed from his Upper Macungie Township tavern south through North Wales to Philadelphia. As was the custom of the time, a village grew around t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wescosville, Pennsylvania
Wescosville is a census-designated place located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is located between Allentown and Trexlertown in Lower Macungie Township. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. As of the 2010 census, the population of Wescosville was 5,872. Its ZIP Codes are split between the Allentown codes of 18103, 18104, and 18106. History Wescosville was named after Philip Wesco, who operated a local inn in the 1820s. Geography Wescosville is located in south-central Lehigh County in the northern corner of Lower Macungie Township. It has a total area of of which , or 0.15%, is water, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The community drains south toward Little Lehigh Creek and north toward Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Little Lehigh. Wescosville is part of the Lehigh River watershed. Transportation The primary business district of Wescosville runs alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuhnsville, Pennsylvania
Kuhnsville is a small, unincorporated village in Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Geography Along with the adjacent villages of Chapmans (immediately west) and Ruppsville (southwest), Kuhnsville forms the eastern edge of the transportation and warehousing business district centered on Fogelsville. It uses the Allentown ZIP Code of 18104. Kuhnsville is the western terminus of the Lehigh Valley Thruway. The original freeway ended here, where current US 22 now has a partial interchange with Tilghman Street. The exit sign on westbound US 22 at this interchange reads "Kuhnsville". The Thruway now continues one half mile west to the interchange where US 22 westbound begins its concurrency with I-78. Kuhnsville is located approximately a mile east of Fogelsville. Tilghman Street is the main surface street o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orefield, Pennsylvania
Orefield is a small unincorporated community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The community is split between North Whitehall and South Whitehall townships. Orefield is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Located along Pennsylvania Route 309, Orefield has the ZIP Code of 18069. Its name is derived from the extensive deposits of limonite (iron ore) once mined here. It was once the terminus of the Siegersville Branch of the Ironton Railroad, which was extended here to haul the ore. Orefield is the former home to Parkland High School. It is located outside of Allentown. Orefield is surrounded by many suburban housing developments, many of which were former farms operated by the Pennsylvania Dutch whose influence in the community is waning. Several covered bridges nearby cross the Jordan Creek. Located near Orefield is a large factory for Alpo a dog food company, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasant Corners, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Pleasant Corners is an unincorporated community in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pleasant Corners is located at the intersection of state routes 100 and 309 between New Tripoli and Schnecksville. Pleasant Corners is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ... in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Jacob Holben erected a foundry in 1850 and the settlement was named Holbensville in his honor. In 1857, it was renamed Pleasant Corners. References 1850 establishments in Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{LehighCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the form of magnetite (, 72.4% Fe), hematite (, 69.9% Fe), goethite (, 62.9% Fe), limonite (, 55% Fe), or siderite (, 48.2% Fe). Ores containing very high quantities of hematite or magnetite (typically greater than about 60% iron) are known as natural ore or irect shipping ore and can be fed directly into iron-making blast furnaces. Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel — 98% of the mined iron ore is used to make steel. In 2011 the ''Financial Times'' quoted Christopher LaFemina, mining analyst at Barclays Capital, saying that iron ore is "more integral to the global economy than any other commodity, except perhaps oil". Sources Elemental iron is virtually absent o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rittenhouse Gap, Pennsylvania
Rittenhouse Gap is a human settlement in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated at . The gap which gives the town its name lies between the headwaters of Swabia Creek, in the Lehigh River watershed, and an unnamed tributary of the Perkiomen Creek, in the Schuylkill River watershed. Gap Hill lies along its northwestern side. The village is located at the northeastern end of the gap, around the source of Swabia Creek. The Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad was extended to the village in 1865, to carry magnetite from the mines in the vicinity, largely owned by the Thomas Iron Company. These mines were among those selected by Thomas Edison for experiments in magnetic beneficiation of iron ore, by which he hoped to make iron mining in the Northeastern United States cost effective. The availability of cheap Mesabi Range ore defeated his plans, and the mines and railroad were abandoned after World War I World War I or the First World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catasauqua And Fogelsville Railroad
The Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad was built in the 1850s to transport iron ore from local mines in Lehigh and later Berks County to furnaces along the Lehigh River in eastern Pennsylvania. Originally owned by two iron companies, the railroad later became part of the Reading Company, and parts of it remain in operation today. History From its founding in 1839 until the 1890s, under the auspices of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, the Lehigh Crane Iron Company, was the first enterprise in North America to successfully manufacture anthracite-charged iron smelting using the newly patented Scottish hot blast technology to produce a new, plentiful and inexpensive anthracite iron. The company obtained much of its ore supply from limonite deposits in southern Lehigh County. The ore initially needed to be hauled over rural roads and across Biery's Bridge to reach the company's furnace and casting complex at Biery's Port in present-day Catasauqua. Lehigh Crane Iron Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
