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2 unusual facts about Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley


Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley

Penn State Berks, a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Berks County, PA

Penn State Lehigh Valley, a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Fogelsville, PA


Central Railroad of Pennsylvania

When Lehigh Valley Railroad (LVRR) pushed a line into the Lehigh Valley through (left bank) East Mauch Chunk and (right bank, shared with the LH&S) Packerton, the LC&N management suddenly got motivated to have LH&S finish the connecting road through the Lehigh River Gorge.

Charles R. Meyer

The Meyer family relocated to the Lehigh Valley area in time for Monk to play football, basketball and baseball at Allentown High School.

Christian Springs, Pennsylvania

Italcementi Group operates a cement facility, which is a remnant of a once-burgeoning Lehigh Valley cement industry, in Christian Springs.

Lehigh Gap, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Route 248 runs directly through the gap, connecting the Lehigh Valley metro area to the smaller Carbon County boroughs of Palmerton, Bowmanstown and Lehighton.

Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Its villages include Aquashicola (locally pronounced "ack-wa-SHIK-la,") Christian Corner, Hazard, and Little Gap (which hosts the Blue Mountain Ski Area.) Its highway access is via Route 248, which extends through the southern gorge of the river to connect Lehighton with the Lehigh Valley and has nearby interchanges in Palmerton and Bowmanstown.

Mervin Heller, Jr.

He began with the USTA in 1974 as President of the Lehigh Valley District Tennis Association.

Ontario Central Railroad

The ONCT was formed from an approximate 13 mile section of the Lehigh Valley mainline from Shortsville, New York to Victor, NY as well as a short section of the New York Central's Auburn Road in Victor.

Out of the Valley

R"/> "The Valley" in Gorka's title is a reference to Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley and as with Gorka's previous albums a number of songs feature stories and characters that are based on Gorka's experiences living in this area that surrounds Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Route 563

Lake Nockamixon was intended to fill a gap in between the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas.

Pisgah Mountain

At the Mauch Chunk-Bear Mountain Gap east of Jim Thorpe, the range ends rapidly descending to the Lehigh River Valley below the northeastern summit marked on USGS topological maps as Mt. Pisgah, which is named for the biblical mountain in Jordan from which Moses first saw the promised land (as are many Mountains around the world and especially in the United States).

WBPH-TV

WBPH-TV maintains offices and studio facilities in Allentown, and its transmitter is located on South Mountain in Allentown, Pennsylvania (specifically Salisbury Township in the Lehigh Valley region of the state).


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