Cementon, Pennsylvania

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Geography

Cementon is in northeastern Lehigh County, Pennsylvania situated along the Lehigh River across from Northampton in Northampton County. It is bordered to the west by the unincorporated community of Egypt. Pennsylvania Route 329 passes through the center of Cementon, crossing the Lehigh east into Northampton and leading west through Egypt to Neffs. Pennsylvania Route 145 forms the western boundary of Cementon, crossing PA 329 in the Eagle Point neighborhood. PA 145 leads northwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Walnutport and south to the center of Allentown.

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History

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Cementon was originally known as "Siegfried's Ferry" as it is located directly across the Lehigh River from Siegfried, one of the three villages that would merge to become Northampton in 1902. In 1828, a bridge was built across the river, and the town became known as Siegfried's Bridge. After a large Whitehall Portland Cement Works quarry and mill were established in 1900–01, the town was renamed "Cementon".[4]

Education

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References

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Notes

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