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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZS_oil-mill_Bethlehem-PA.html
"Notice is hereby given to the Public, that the new oil Mill at Bethlehem for rubbing Hemp will be a going before Christmas. But the new Oil Mill will not be finished till the Latter end of Januario or in Febr. next year 1766..."Oil Mill DiaryDece…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZO_millers-house_Bethlehem-PA.html
"Last night about 11 o-clock the alarm of fire was heard in our streets...It was occasioned by the discovery of fire in the old ?Bethlehem Mill,'...A narrow escape of a sick lady was among the serious events of this memorable night..."Bethlehem Da…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZK_luckenbach-mill_Bethlehem-PA.html
The high quality flour produced by the Luckenbach Mill was obtained from grain grown in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, and other parts of the mid-west. After processing in Bethlehem, the flour was marketed throughout the Lehigh Valley and the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZJ_dye-house_Bethlehem-PA.html
"Br. Schenk began erection of new dye shop."Single Brethren's DiaryJune 27, 1771
Early Bethlehem's dyers used natural materials such as indigo (blue), madder (red), logwood (purple), and fustic (yellow) to add color to linen, wool, cotton, and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHW3_butchery_Bethlehem-PA.html
Newly slaughtered cattle provided fresh, or "green," hides for the tanner to process into leather. The tannery stood directly to the south, or left; of the butchery so that these two industries could work together in Bethlehem.
Colonial travele…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVZ_bark-shed_Bethlehem-PA.html
"...16 of our Brethren, who are to go to Upper Places[?] to peel bark for our tanner, had lovefeast."Single Brethren's DiaryApril 16, 1757
The large forest located north of early Bethlehem contained great quantities of bark needed to produce th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVV_pottery_Bethlehem-PA.html
"Today we made the beginning in the ground breaking for our new potter's house, which will be built toward the Monocacy, westward from the Gemein and Choir Houses, in such a way that a row of still needed shops can be added later in a row..."Bethl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVU_smith-complex_Bethlehem-PA.html
"...The houses of the congregation were well built, and there were all sorts of manufacturing establishments there...There were good carpenters, cabinet-makers, steel-workers, and very good blacksmiths..."Baroness von Riedesel's JournalSeptember, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVT_colonial-industrial-quarter_Bethlehem-PA.html
"They have carried the mechanical Arts to greater Perfection here than in any Place which I have seen."John Adams to Abigail AdamsApril, 1777
Early Industrial HistoryBy 1745, only four years after they founded Bethlehem (1741), the Moravians, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVK_moravian-community_Bethlehem-PA.html
Community organized June 25, 1742. The oldest buildings are on West Church Street. Those marked are; Gemeinhaus, Sisters' House, Bell House, Brothers' House, and Old Chapel.