The Flow Of Goods & Money

The Flow Of Goods & Money (HM25ED)

Location: Bethlehem, PA 18015 Northampton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 36.905', W 75° 21.899'

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Bethlehem At The Crossroads

How did a small city in the Lehigh Valley become home to one of America's largest steel producers? In the early decades of the company, Bethlehem's location near major cities, raw materials, and transportation routes positioned it for success.
The Lehigh Canal
was completed in 1829. It turned the shallow, rocky Lehigh River into a busy, two-way mule-powered shipping route. Anthracite coal, delivered from the mines of northeast Pennsylvania made it possible to produce large quantities of iron in the United States for the first time.
The coming of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in the 1850s, and the rail lines it connected, created huge demand for iron, then later, steel rails. The railroads made long-distance shipping an economic reality by providing easy access to the ports of Philadelphia and New York and ensuring finished products could be brought to distant markets.
Coal, Ore, & Cheap Labor
were the ingredients for Bethlehem's early success in the steel business. The railroad brought in raw materials and carried away the company's products. A huge influx of immigrants from Europe provided a steady supply of cheap labor.
[Image captions, from left to right, read]
· A 1908 drawing of Bethlehem Steel by Richard Rummel, near the Lehigh River and railroad tracks.




· Coal miners from Wyoming Valley, PA.
· Bethlehem is approximately 80 miles from New York City and 60 miles from Philadelphia. In the late 1800s, travel to either city by train would take only a few hours.
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HM NumberHM25ED
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Placed BySteelStacks
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Date Added Friday, February 9th, 2018 at 10:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 469126 N 4496093
Decimal Degrees40.61508333, -75.36498333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 36.905', W 75° 21.899'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 36' 54.3" N, 75° 21' 53.94" W
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Area Code(s)484, 610
Closest Postal AddressAt or near HMT, Bethlehem PA 18015, US
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