Lehigh County, PA

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A historical timeline of the region that is currently known as Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

1682 - William Penn named Bucks County in this year and it was one of the three original counties in Pennsylvania. William Penn named it after Buckinghamshire, England, the county where he lived and from which his family originated. Penn's home, Pennsbury Manor, is located within Bucks County.
1752 - Northampton was formed from parts of Bucks County.
1812 - Lehigh County was formed from the division of Northampton County.

Notable Links

  • History of Lehigh County Pa by Daniel Rupp
  • Lehigh County USGenWeb Archives
  • The Lehigh Valley on Wikipedia
  • History of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Fogelsville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
  • Lehigh County, Pennsylvania History and Genealogy at Pennsylvania Trails History and Genealogy
  • Lehigh County Historical Society which holds more than 35,000 historical artifacts, 65,000 vintage photographs, and nearly 3-million documents at the physical site.
  • History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon and Schuylkill counties

    Lehigh Valley Map from Wikipedia
    File:Lehighvalleymap.jpg
    Retrieved from "http://fyrewurks.com/genealogy/index.php?title=Lehigh_County,_PA"
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