Allen/East Allen townships: Horner’s Cemetery tours set for May 30
Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society will give tours noon-2 p.m. May 30 at 4965 Nor-Bath Blvd. There is no rain date.
Meet the founders of the oldest permanent settlement of the Lehigh Valley (1728). Learn who is buried there and who is former President Teddy Roosevelt’s ancestor. Hear the story about General Brown and his friendship with former President George Washington and the gift he gave to Brown.
Meet Ben Franklin’s friend and hear about Franklin’s spring in Weaversville. Learn about the first woman killed by Native Americans in Northampton County. Hear the story about a minister who crossed the Delaware and was the first cleric to die in the Revolutionary War.
Learn about the first church, first congregation and first cemetery in Northampton County. Meet the man who was in charge of securing land for and building the county courthouse. See the deputy surveyor general of Pennsylvania.
Visit with the founders of the boroughs of Bath and Northampton as well as the townships of Allen and East Allen. Meet the builders of the two local Native American forts and the veteran from the French and Indian War. All of this history rests on one acre.
Tour attendees are asked to drive quietly down the lane to the cemetery as a church service will be taking place at that time.
Those who want to watch the Sons of Veterans memorial service should arrive 11:45 a.m.
Group and personal tours are available by appointment.
For more information, call Peggy at 610-984-4532.
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East Allen Township Farmers Market is open 3-7 p.m. Wednesdays at Bicentennial Park West, 5351 Park West Lane, Bethlehem.
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Unangst Tree Farms, 1300 Beth-Bath Pike, East Allen Township, hosts food trucks 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays, with hayrides and live music.
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The sixth annual Northampton Area School District Student Council car show will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 31 at Bicentennial Park West, 5351 Park West Lane, East Allen Township. Rain date is Aug. 1.
For more information, call Roy Maranki at 610-440-2213 or 610-704-9021.
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