Slatington, Walnutport, and Washington Township

Slatington, Walnutport, and Washington Township

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Publication Date: 13th September 2006

The photographs in Slatington, Walnutport, and Washington Township show readers what the area looked like from when it was a slate quarrying community through the canal era to the present. Among the views are images of a Lehigh Valley Railroad train accident that led to the demolition of the Slatington station, soapbox derby races down Main Street in Slatington, the Lehigh Canal in Walnutport, and life in the slate quarry towns of Slatedale, Emerald, and Washington Township.
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The photographs in Slatington, Walnutport, and Washington Township show readers what the area looked like from when it was a slate quarrying community through the canal era to the present. Among the views are images of a Lehigh Valley Railroad train accident that led to the demolition of the Slatington station, soapbox derby races down Main Street in Slatington, the Lehigh Canal in Walnutport, and life in the slate quarry towns of Slatedale, Emerald, and Washington Township.
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The photographs in Slatington, Walnutport, and Washington Township show readers what the area looked like from when it was a slate quarrying community through the canal era to the present. Among the views are images of a Lehigh Valley Railroad train accident that led to the demolition of the Slatington station, soapbox derby races down Main Street in Slatington, the Lehigh Canal in Walnutport, and life in the slate quarry towns of Slatedale, Emerald, and Washington Township.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 13th September 2006
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738544892
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Author Bio

SEAN BILLINGS combines a love of history with professional experience engineering. Sean is the current president of the Steuben Historical Society and was a co-founder of the Lehigh Township Historical Society. He is also the author or co-author of several books on local Pennsylvania history.


JOHANNA BILLINGS is an award-winning writer and photographer who has spent most of her career in journalism. Her work has appeared in newspapers as well as in magazines including Down East, Redbook and AntiqueWeek. Husband and wife, Sean and Johanna enjoy collecting antiques and have extensively studied the history of decorative glass leading to the publication of two books, Collectible Glass Rose Bowls and Peachblow Glass.

The photographs in Slatington, Walnutport, and Washington Township show readers what the area looked like from when it was a slate quarrying community through the canal era to the present. Among the views are images of a Lehigh Valley Railroad train accident that led to the demolition of the Slatington station, soapbox derby races down Main Street in Slatington, the Lehigh Canal in Walnutport, and life in the slate quarry towns of Slatedale, Emerald, and Washington Township.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 13th September 2006
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738544892
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

SEAN BILLINGS combines a love of history with professional experience engineering. Sean is the current president of the Steuben Historical Society and was a co-founder of the Lehigh Township Historical Society. He is also the author or co-author of several books on local Pennsylvania history.


JOHANNA BILLINGS is an award-winning writer and photographer who has spent most of her career in journalism. Her work has appeared in newspapers as well as in magazines including Down East, Redbook and AntiqueWeek. Husband and wife, Sean and Johanna enjoy collecting antiques and have extensively studied the history of decorative glass leading to the publication of two books, Collectible Glass Rose Bowls and Peachblow Glass.